Russians Kechkina and Kiselev best at ESOC
The Russian team were biggest favourites for success at the European SkiO Championships, just concluded in Bulgaria, and so it proved. Best results came from Maria Kechkina, who won 2 individual golds and a relay gold, a...
ESOC Relay: double gold for Russia
Russia triumphed in both the women’s and men’s relay races today, with Sweden and Norway each taking a silver and a bronze medal. The Russian women won by 1.45, but with their second team only 2 seconds down on the winni...
ESOC Long Distance gold medals to Norway and Russia
Current Middle Distance world champion, Norwegian Jørgen Baklid, and Mariya Kechkina, Russia are the new ESOC Long Distance champions at the end of a gruelling race with men’s winning times of more than 2 hours, he...
ESOC Sprint Relay: comfortable win for Russia, sprint finish for silver
Russia’s first team, Marina Viatkina and Vladislav Kiselev, ended as comfortable winners of today’s race, and after a thrilling sprint finish it was silver for Sweden and bronze for Norway. Sweden’s medal-winning team wa...
ESOC: Kechkina wins Middle again after 6 years; second gold for Kiselev
Today’s Middle race, held in difficult weather conditions, provided a second gold for the Russian Vladislav Kiselev who won by 17 seconds over fellow Russian Andrei Lamov. Mariya Kechkina, Russia won her fourth ESOC gold...