Select language:

Russian skiers win World Cup relay for 1st time in 17 years

 / Главная / Russkiy Mir Foundation / News / Russian skiers win World Cup relay for 1st time in 17 years

Russian skiers win World Cup relay for 1st time in 17 years


06.12.2021

Photo credit: Extra News / youtube.com

The team of Russian skiers showed the best result in the relay race among women at the World Cup in Norway. The Russian four won the World Cup for the first time since 2004, TASS reports.

The Russian team covered the 5-kilometer distance in 54 minutes 40.6 seconds, the rivals from the Swedish team were more than a second behind the winners. The Norvegian team came running third. The second Russian team showed the 8th result.

Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova became the winners of the race.

Russkiy Mir

News by subject

Publications

Marco Maggi: ”Russian to the Bone" 20.01.2024
Italian entrepreneur Marco Maggi's book, "Russian to the Bone," is now accessible for purchase in Italy and is scheduled for release in Russia in the upcoming months. In the book, Marco recounts his personal odyssey, narrating each stage of his life as a foreigner in Russia—starting from the initial fascination to the process of cultural assimilation, venturing into business, fostering authentic friendships, and ultimately, reaching a deep sense of identifying as a Russian at his very core.