Today at the Olympics, freestylers will attempt to compete again, and Maria Shkanova will compete in alpine skiing
Yesterday, the qualification in ski acrobatics in freestyle was canceled due to heavy snowfall. Therefore, the qualification jumps and the final will take place on the same day, if the weather permits.
Photo: NOC
The first qualification will take place at 12:00 PM Minsk time, the second at 12:45 PM.
Three Belarusian women, among 25 other girls, will compete in the first qualification. Hanna Huskova will jump sixth, Hanna Dziaruga — 11th, and Anastasiya Andryianava — 23rd.
The goal is to qualify in the top 6 to reach the final.
From the second qualification, six best athletes will also qualify.
As a result, 12 freestylers will compete in the final (3:00 PM) for medals.
Belarusian freestylers have won medals at every Winter Olympics since 1998, including gold medals in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Hanna Huskova won gold at the 2018 Olympics and silver at the 2022 Olympics.
At 12:00 PM, the women's slalom competition begins.
95 girls will take to the course, including Maria Shkanova, who has bib number 44. To reach the second run, it is necessary to show a result in the top 30. For the Belarusian alpine skier, this Olympics will be her fifth in her career.
Figure skater Viktoria Safonova completed her participation yesterday, she took 26th place in the short program, failing to make it into the 24 figure skaters who will compete for medals in the free program.
After 11 days of the Olympics, Norway is confidently leading, Italy is second, the USA is in third place.
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