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The ROC join Finland in the final

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4 years ago

February 18, 2022

Sophia

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The ROC beat Sweden 2-1 in a penalty shootout to advance to the men’s hockey gold medal game on Friday at the Beijing Games.

The Russian representatives will therefore face Finland in the grand final, which shut out Slovakia 2-0 yesterday.

Slovakia and Sweden will battle for bronze on Saturday morning.

After a scoreless first period, the Russians opened the scoring in the second through Anton Slepyshev, assisted by Pavel Karnaukhov and Yegor Yakovlev.

Sweden eventually tied the game with just over 13 minutes remaining in the game. Defenseman Jonathan Pudas made a shot that was deflected by Henrik Tommernes. Goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov blocked the shot first but Anton Lander jumped on the rebound.

After an overtime period during which the two goalkeepers were reported, the penalty shootout was necessary.

Swede Lucas Wallmark scored the first goal in the second round after a successful fake shot, then Nikita Gusev replied immediately. Joakim Nordstrom then easily beat the Russian keeper to regain the lead. The ROC tied the game in the fifth round before sealing the game in the eighth round with Arseny Gritsyuk’s winning goal on a shot that hit inside the post.

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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2

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1 week ago

December 15, 2025

Thomas

A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2

Olga Ivanovna / Photo: © Social networks of Olga Ivanovna

Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.

During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.

The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.

The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

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Russian Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the live broadcast of the women’s individual race on December 11

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2 weeks ago

December 10, 2025

Thomas

Russian Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the live broadcast of the women’s individual race on December 11

Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

On Thursday, December 11, as part of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, a women’s individual race of 12.5 km will be held.

Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 9:25 Moscow time.

69 biathletes are registered for the race, including Anastasia Khalili (16th starting number), Anastasia Shevchenko (20), Elizaveta Burundukova (Kaplina) (24), Natalia Shevchenko (27), Svetlana Mironova (35), Victoria Metelya (39), Victoria Slivko (44), Kristina Reztsova (49), Irina Kazakevich (50) and Tamara Derbusheva (62).

The men’s individual race, which was supposed to take place on the same day, is postponed to December 12 due to an accident in the electrical network that powers the lighting of the Pearl of Siberia complex.

Source: Sportbox

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Ishmuratova – about appealing to CAS to remove biathletes: “The chances are low, but it’s better to do something than wait for manna from heaven”

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2 weeks ago

December 10, 2025

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Ishmuratova – about appealing to CAS to remove biathletes: “The chances are low, but it’s better to do something than wait for manna from heaven”

Svetlana Ishmuratova / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Svetlana Ishmuratova

Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Svetlana Ishmuratova told Match TV that the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the exclusion of Russian biathletes from international competitions is unlikely to be satisfied, but we must hope for the best.

Earlier, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev said that the Russian side would appeal to CAS on December 10 due to the removal of biathletes from international competitions.

Russians have not been allowed to compete under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) since 2022.

— Will contacting CAS bring us a positive result?

“Of course, there are very few chances here, but it’s better to try to do something than just sit and wait for manna from heaven.” As they say, hope dies last – we’ll see,” Ishmuratova told Match TV.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas