Darya Domracheva has led the Belarusian team to a gold medal in the women’s 4×6-kilometer relay at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on Thursday, February 22.
Remember their names: Nadezhda Skardino, Irina Krivko, Dinara Alimbekova and Darya Domracheva!
They only used 9 spare bullets on a windy and snowy night – now @olympicbelarus claim the first ever relay #gold in #biathlon in the history of the the country.#Pyeongchang pic.twitter.com/TcfWU6ekH6
— IBU World Cup (@IBU_WC) February 22, 2018
Belarus team overcame bad weather conditions to win the see-saw race in 1 hour, 12 minutes, 3.4 seconds, bringing second gold medal for Belarus.
Hanna Oeberg from Sweden took and Anais Bescond claimed bronze for the French team.
Incredible finish, #BLR @DaryaDomracheva #FRA @BescondAnais and #SWE @hannaaaoberg fighting for gold! #PyeongChang2018 #biathlon pic.twitter.com/ZcKbnpXJnW
— IBU World Cup (@IBU_WC) February 22, 2018
Leader of the Belarusian national team Darya Domracheva managed to overcame errant shooting by skiing a spectacular final leg.
Darya left the final shooting stage first and held her leadership up to the finish.
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She even managed to grab a Belarusian flag but it flew off and she had to cross the finish line only carrying the pole.
Source: TUT.BY
Photos: Reuters