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Russian short track skater wins silver at the Olympics

Russian Konstantin Ivliev took second place in the 500m short track at the Beijing Olympics.

The victory in the race was won by the representative of Hungary Liu Shaoang with a score of 40.338. Ivliev gave him 0.093 seconds. Third place went to Canadian Steven Dubois (40.669).

Another Russian, Pavel Sitnikov, made it to the final B, where he finished second, losing only to two-time Olympic champion from China, Wu Dajing.

The Netherlands took Olympic gold in the relay in short track 2022 Olympics Ivliev brought Russia a second medal in short track at this Olympics. A few days ago, Semyon Yelistratov took bronze in the 1500m. He fought for second place with Dubois. A photo finish was needed to allocate places. As a result, the judges recorded that the Russian lost to the Canadian by 0.013 seconds.

In the medal standings in short track speed skating, the Chinese team is leading (two golds, a silver and a bronze). Next come the Netherlands (two golds and silver) and South Korea (gold and two silvers).

Ivliev's silver was the fifth for the Russian Olympians at these Games. Russia also has four gold and seven bronze awards.

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Russian short track skater wins silver at the Olympics