The great tradition of Russia in cross country skiing found another confirm in the race of 3,5 km
The female podium is only for this nation. Gold medal for Anna Fedulova (Russia) 8’43”7, silver medal to Lyubov Misharina (Russia) 9’04”4, and bronze medal goes to Tatyana Gorbunova (Russia) 9’23”9. In the men’s challenge, on the distance of 5 km, the winner is Dmytro Mazhaiev (Ucraina) 13’24”0, second place for Andriy Andriyishyn (Ucraina) 13’24”1 and third place for Vladimir Mayorov (Russia) 13’35”1. Tomorrow, 17th of December, 6.6 km Pursuit Free Women (at 10.30 in the morning) and 10 km Pursuit Free Men (at 12.00).