Russian Speed Skater Voronina Wins Bronze in Ladies 5000 Meters at 2018 Olympics

GANGNEUNG (S. Korea) (Sputnik) - Russian speed skater Natalia Voronina won on Friday a bronze medal in the ladies' 5000 meters, bringing the eighth medal to the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) at the Winter Games Olympic in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.
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Netherlands' Esmee Visser won a gold medal after covering the distance in 6 minutes 50.23 seconds, followed by the Czech Republic's Martina Sablikova who won a silver medal with 6 minutes 51.85. Voronina finished third, 3.75 seconds later than the event's winner.

The XXIII Winter Olympic Games are held in Pyeongchang from 9 to 25 February.

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