CZECHOSLOVAKIA: RUSSIAN GIRL SWEEPS TO VICTORY IN CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RACE

Record ID: 636786

  • Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: RUSSIAN GIRL SWEEPS TO VICTORY IN CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RACE
  • Date: 17th February 1970
  • Summary: Start; Soviet skier limbers up; winner Kulakova starting and finishing; Results board: winner. Initials AH/VS/PW/PC SPORT: SKI RACE Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th March 1970 13:00
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  • Location: STRBSKE PLESO, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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  • Country: Czech Republic Czechoslovakia
  • Reuters ID: LVA39Y6I6HMUGFDA32VFROLZ8RVN
  • Story Text: Russian girls crushed strong Scandinavian and German competition to take first three places in the five-kilometre cross-country race - a highlight of the World Nordic Ski Championships at Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia, yesterday (Monday).

    Twenty-eight-year-old teacher Galina Kulakova dominated the field of 50 competitions. Her time of 18 minutes 7.09 seconds was just over 20 seconds faster than team-mate Galina Pilyushenko, who took the silver medal.

    Completing the Soviet Union's sweep of the first three placings was Nina Fyodorova, who finished less than a second behind Pilyushenko to take the bronze medal.
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