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Russia and Belarus get combined 10 places at Milano Cortina Paralympics says IPC
MILAN, Feb 17 : Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Tuesday.
Teen Russian figure skater with controversial coach makes Winter Olympics debut
The Milan and Cortina Olympics has had its first glimpse of Adeliia Petrosian, the leading Russian figure skater with the controversial coach who has been allowed to compete in the women’s singles competition at the Assago Arena.
Figure Skating-Crowd lift helps Israel's Seniuk qualify for free skate
MILAN, Feb 17 : Contrary to warnings that representing Israel in the women's singles may spark protests, 20-year-old Russian-born Mariia Seniuk nailed her short programme at the Milano-Cortina Games to advance to the free skate.
Figure skating-Russian teen Petrosian dazzles in Olympic figure skating debut
MILAN, Feb 17 : Russian teenager Adeliia Petrosian moonwalked her way into the global spotlight on Tuesday, gliding out for her Olympic debut in a red‑and‑black Thriller-inspired costume and delivering a short programme that could potentially put her in medal contention.
Ukraine skeleton racer gets $200K gift after Olympic DQ - ESPN
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for his country.
Skeleton-Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian racer $200,000 after Games disqualification
MILAN, Feb 17 : The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, the club said on Tuesday.
Akhmetov contributes UAH 10 mln to support Heraskevych and his team, following mono, Kyivstar TV, 1+1, OBRIO and WhiteBIT
Businessman Rinat Akhmetov will transfer UAH 10 million to Olympic athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych and his coaching staff — an amount equivalent to the Olympic gold prize money he and his team would have received for a victory, according to a press release from the Akhmetov Foundation published on its website on Tuesday.