The first major sports event of the year was preceded by the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the age of 21. He died after an accident during a training run a few hours before the opening ceremony.
The early performances of Russian figure skaters and biathletes, on whom much hope was pinned, did not live up to expectations. Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov, who won gold at the recent European championships, took fourth place at the Vancouver Games.
Russia's Ivan Skobrev won the bronze medal in men's 5,000 m Speed Skating, bringing the Russian team its first medal on the second day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Evgeni Plushenko’s performance in the short program gave Russia hope for its first figure skating gold, but the Russian figure skater only managed silver, losing out to American Evan Lysacek on the seventh day of the Olympics.
This week, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a number of decisions concerning the Interior Ministry’s central apparatus: he dismissed 17 police generals, including two deputy ministers.
Ukraine is witnessing what it hopes will be the final battle for the presidency. Incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko decided to prove in person that the runoff results had been rigged at a meeting of the Supreme Administrative Court.
And Russia’s S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) air defense system entered service with the country’s Air Force
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