YOG-2016. Day 3, February 14. The results.

According to the press-center of the NOC, the third day of competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games took place today, February 14.

Biathlon

The men medaled in the sprint (7.5 km):
8. Aliaksandr Matskevich- 19:53.0 (+51.5).
28. Kiryl Tsiuryn - 21:23.2 (+2:21.7).

The medals were captured by: 1. Emilien Claude (France) - 19:01.5, 2. Sivert Guttorm Bakken (Norway) - 19:08.6 (+7.1), 3. Egor Tutmin (Russia) - 19:19.5 (+18.0).

At the start line, I was aiming at competing for a place in the top three, or being somewhere close to it. I am pleased with the shooting in the standing position, but I am not satisfied with my finish. The eighth place is a good result, but I think this is just the beginning. I tried very hard and I will do my best in the future to make Belarusian fans happy - said Aliaksandr Matskevich to www.noc.by. - Last year, I took part in the Junior World Championships and I was not satisfied with the result, but it was a good competition experience for me that helped me here. I really like the Youth Olympic Games. We communicate with athletes from various countries, discuss biathlon and talk about everyday topics. You can feel real Olympic spirit here and it inspires to do well at the Winter Olympic Games. The stadium in Lillehammer left a good impression on me, but our home arena in Raubichi is better. I dream of the day when all my foreign friends come to Belarus to compete.

The women medaled in the sprint (6 km):
23. Darya Iyeropes - 20:04.1 (+1:40.6).
34. Natallia Karnitskaya - 21:02.7 (+2:39.2).

The medals were claimed by: 1. Juliane Fruehwirt (Germany) - 18:23.5, 2. Marthe Krakstad Johansen (Norway) - 18:29.1 (+5.6), 3. Arina Pantova (Kazakhstan) - 18:40.6 (+17.1).

Alpine Skiing: Men's Alpine Combined Super-G

Uladzislau Chertsin did not finish.

Photo by Bruty Handout image supplied by YIS/IOC

Figure Skating: Ice Dance

Emilia Kalehanava and Uladzislau Palkhouski, gaining 47.88 points, finished 6th in short dance.

Young ambassador, Anastasia Lesik, and speed skaters came to support our couple.

Ice Hockey: Skills Challenge

Daria Maksimchik of Belarus came in 14th among 16 contestants in qualification contest. Our hockey player earned 7 points. Maksimchik did not finish among the eight strongest competitors, who will compete for medals, and is ending her performance at the Youth Olympics.

Tomorrow, February 15, Andrei Pavlenko, who missed the first day of competition due to illness, will be competing in this event 

Translated by Alexandra Korytko, the student of the 4th year of Interpreting and Translation’s school, MSLU