Video by Alyona Baranova

Ladies’ 4x5 km Relay team Russian Federation MEDALS PLAZA Feb 19 victory ceremony XX Olympic Winter Games torino 2006 Cross ... Tout » country skiing Russia wins the 20 km women’s relay handily, finishing 10 seconds ahead of silver medalists Germany and 11 seconds ahead of bronze winners Italy. 4 × 5 km Relay This event is scheduled for 18 February, starting at 9:45 local time. Except for the shorter distance, the relay is organised in exactly the same way as the men’s relay. Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira and Marit Bjørgen of Norway are the defending World Champions, but finished third at the World Cup event in Val di Fiemme, where a team representing Finland won. Germany are defending Olympic champions, however, with Claudia Künzel, Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer and Evi Sachenbacher. Medal Team Time Gold Russia (Natalia Baranova-Masolkina, Larisa Kurkina, Julija Tchepalova, Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova) 54:47.7 Silver Germany (St