18.02 Day 10 at the Games: Zubkov Wins Bobsled; Domracheva Skis into History

SOCHI, February 18 (R-Sport) - There was Sochi Olympic glory for former Soviet neighbors Russia and Belarus on Monday as the host nation reveled in bobsled gold for its flagbearer and the latter wrote a new chapter in biathlon history - all on the tenth day of Winter Games competition.

The day started in disappointment as a blanket of fog shrouded the mountains and caused two events to be abandoned for the day, but ended in unforgettable fashion with a maiden ice dance gold for the United States down on the Black Sea coast.

At the Sanki Sliding Center, Russia won its first Olympic gold medal in bobsled, with victory for veteran Alexander Zubkov and Alexei Voevoda in the two-man event.

Pilot Zubkov, 39, and brakeman Voevoda led throughout the competition’s four runs and won by 0.66 seconds over the second-placed Swiss sled of Beat Hefti. On the way to victory, they broke the track record twice, lowering it to 56.08 seconds on their third run earlier Monday.