WHISTER - Team Russia picked up its 30th medal of the Paralympic Games, winning gold in the men's cross-country relay.
The Russian team of Sergey Shilov, Kirill Mikhaylov and Nikolay Polukhin finished the 1x4-km plus 2x5-km race in a time of 38:54.8, 21.9 seconds ahead of Ukraine's Iurii Kostiuk, Grygorii Vovchynskyi and Vitaliy Lukyanenko.
Norway's Trygve Toskedal Larsen, Vegard Dahle and Nils-Erik Ulset won bronze.
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WHISTLER ' She was a favourite going into the race, but Verena Bentele thought she'd given away her golden hat trick after missing three shots in the women's 12.5-km biathlon.
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WHISTLER ' Canada was knocked off the podium Monday in the 20-kilometre freestyle cross-country race at Whistler Paralympic Park after Russia's Kirill Mikhaylov took the gold.
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