Early Results for Tuesday, February 14
Biathlon: Karolis Zlatkauskas of Lithuania, who turns 21 on Sunday, finished 90th in the men's 10-kilometre sprint with a time of 34:33.8, which is 8:22.2 behind the gold medallist.
Cross-country Skiing: In the women's team sprint (two women, three 1.1-km laps each), the slowest heat time came in the first semifinal, where the Ukrainian team of Marina Malets Lisogor, 22, and Tatiana Zavalij, 24, came eighth with a time of 19:14.1; the gold medal pair's time in the final was 16:36.9.
And in the men's team sprint (two men, three 1.3-km laps each), Turkish skiers Sabahattin Oglago -- who came last in the 30-km pursuit (see previous entry) -- and Muhammet Kizilarslan, 19, finished last in their semifinal with a time of 19:46.5; the gold medallists' time in the final was 17:02.9.
Standings to date: Turkey and Ukraine are giving South Korea a run for its money: they now have two last-place finishes each. Lithuania joins the board.
Later today: Women's luge, women's 500-metre speed skating, and the men's combined event in alpine skiing.
And in the men's team sprint (two men, three 1.3-km laps each), Turkish skiers Sabahattin Oglago -- who came last in the 30-km pursuit (see previous entry) -- and Muhammet Kizilarslan, 19, finished last in their semifinal with a time of 19:46.5; the gold medallists' time in the final was 17:02.9.
Standings to date: Turkey and Ukraine are giving South Korea a run for its money: they now have two last-place finishes each. Lithuania joins the board.
Later today: Women's luge, women's 500-metre speed skating, and the men's combined event in alpine skiing.
Labels: biathlon, cross-country skiing, lithuania, torino 2006, turkey, ukraine
1 Comments:
At 1:20 PM, February 14, 2006 , Pat said...
Haha, very original meme blog. I love it! You should put up a grid with Losers' Medal Count as a counter to the Medal Winners' Count on msnbc (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9134568/). Last place is Gold, second to last is Silver, and third to last is Bronze.
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