Marina Zueva
MINSK, 12 February (BelTA) - Marina Zueva of Belarus finished sixth in the 5000m event at the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Italy, BelTA has learned.
Twelve athletes competed in the longest women’s distance. Skating in the second pair, Zueva outpaced Canada’s Laura Hall with a time of 6:57.70. Her result stood as the best up until the fourth race, but after an ice resurfacing, five of the six favorites overtook Marina’s time. The victory went to Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida (6:46.17), while the Netherlands’ Merel Conijn and Norway’s Ragne Wiklund took silver and bronze respectively.
At the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Zueva finished seventh in the 5000m event, and four years later in Beijing, she placed ninth in the same discipline. Earlier in Milan, our skater came 15th in the 3000m event. Zueva still has a chance to compete in the mass start scheduled for 21 February, although she did not secure a direct quota in this event, she is on the reserve list.
The Olympics 2026 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo has brought together 2,900 athletes from 94 countries. Competing for the medals in the coming days will be the following Belarusian athletes: Victoriia Safonova (figure skating), Maria Shkanova (alpine skiing), Hanna Huskova, Anna Derugo, and Anastasiya Andryianava (aerials). Cross-country skier Hanna Karaliova has concluded her participation in the 2026 Games.
Photos by Denis Kostyuchenko, NOC-BelTA
Twelve athletes competed in the longest women’s distance. Skating in the second pair, Zueva outpaced Canada’s Laura Hall with a time of 6:57.70. Her result stood as the best up until the fourth race, but after an ice resurfacing, five of the six favorites overtook Marina’s time. The victory went to Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida (6:46.17), while the Netherlands’ Merel Conijn and Norway’s Ragne Wiklund took silver and bronze respectively.
At the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Zueva finished seventh in the 5000m event, and four years later in Beijing, she placed ninth in the same discipline. Earlier in Milan, our skater came 15th in the 3000m event. Zueva still has a chance to compete in the mass start scheduled for 21 February, although she did not secure a direct quota in this event, she is on the reserve list.
The Olympics 2026 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo has brought together 2,900 athletes from 94 countries. Competing for the medals in the coming days will be the following Belarusian athletes: Victoriia Safonova (figure skating), Maria Shkanova (alpine skiing), Hanna Huskova, Anna Derugo, and Anastasiya Andryianava (aerials). Cross-country skier Hanna Karaliova has concluded her participation in the 2026 Games.
Photos by Denis Kostyuchenko, NOC-BelTA
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