MINSK, 7 February (BelTA) - Belarusian cross-country skier Hanna Karaliova placed 34th in the first race of the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Italy, BelTA has learned.
Seventy athletes started the women’s 10+10 km skiathlon. After the first half of the distance using the classic technique, Hanna was in 35th place; on the second part of the course going freestyle, she moved up one spot and ultimately finished 34th, six minutes behind the leader. Gold went to Sweden’s Frida Karlsson, with her fellow compatriot Ebba Andersson taking silver and Norway’s Heidi Weng taking bronze.
The 2026 Olympics is the first games for Hanna Karaliova. The Belarusian will compete in the women’s sprint classic on 10 February, and in the women’s 10km interval start free on 12 February. Her career-best World Cup finish is 33rd place, achieved last month in a mass start race in Italy.
Today at 18:00 Minsk time, Belarusian speed skater Marina Zueva will compete in the 3,000m event. In the coming days, the Games will feature Belarusian athletes Viktoriia Safonova (figure skating), Maria Shkanova (alpine skiing), Hanna Huskova, Anna Derugo, and Anastasiya Andryianava (aerials). The XXV Winter Olympic Games will be running till 22 February.
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