Dashinski flies to 2nd place, Opposition harassed, Rada stopped, Baradulin nominated for Nobel Prize, Journalist Expelled, Anzhalika Borys, Olympics

From the top

President: election campaign strictly in line with legislation

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Belarus President Alyksandr Lukashenka and Jewish Agency Treasurer Chaim Chesler

The ongoing presidential campaign is strictly in line with the Belarusian legislation. This is what features Belarus against the background of other regions of the plant where election campaigns often lead to turmoil in the society, Alexander Lukashenko said today during a meeting of the central election commission (CEC) in the Palace of the Republic. On February 17 Alexander Lukashenko was registered as a candidate for the presidency in Belarus.

The head of state has expressed gratitude to members of the territorial election commissions and personally to CEC chairman Lidiya Yermoshina for superb organization of the election process, well-balanced and efficient performance. “I think, there can be no reprimands to the organizers of the elections yet. I have no doubt, it will remain this way further on”, Alexander Lukashenko said.

Here the head of state has emphasized that the central state management bodies and local authorities, as the law has it, will assist the election commissions to keep the election campaign strictly in the legal field.

Alexander Lukashenko has expressed a special gratitude to the citizens of Belarus who confided in the effective president by putting signatures in his support in the signature lists. “I would like to express a heartfelt gratitude to my initiative group for enormous work they have performed”, he added.

Sports special:

Belarus 2nd and fourth in Men's arials

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Alexei Grishin (photo) and Dmitri Dashinski both have a chance for medals at the Torino Games

Han Xiaopeng of China led qualifiers Monday in men's freestyle skiing aerials while two athletes from Belarus created a chance for Olympic history.

No one from Belarus has ever won an Olympic gold, but Dmitri Dashinski and Alexei Grishin finished second and fourth among the 12 qualifiers for Thursday's final.

There have been two silver and three bronze medals for Belarus during the three Olympics in which that country has been represented.

Dashinski quipped that he had "played it safe" during the qualifying.

Han received 250.45 points for his two jumps while Dashinski was given 249.34 and Grishin 242.87. Warren Shouldice of Canada qualified third with 243.45.

Defending champion Ales Valenta and world champion Steve Omischl stumbled out of qualifying at the Olympic Winter Games men's aerials freestyle skiing today.

Czech Valenta bowed out in 21st place having not been fully fit after injuring his knee in training while Canada's Omischl, who has suffered a nagging heel injury, also failed to progress to Thursday's final with his two jumps.

Big names from the United States also were eliminated with 2002 silver medallist Joe Pack and 1998 Olympic champion Eric Bergoust, 36, missing out.

Only one American out of three in the event made it into the finals. Jeret Peterson qualified ninth with 227.21 points.

The 12 finalists will start from scratch Thursday when they perform their two jumps.

Qualifying for the women's aerials, which was postponed Sunday because of bad weather, will be Tuesday.
(See below for full Belarusian olympic results)

Elections

Presidential candidates' plenipotentiaries registered

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All the four participants of the presidential race have used the right in full: each has enrolled 30 plenipotentiaries

The central electoral commission has registered plenipotentiaries of Belarusian presidential candidates, secretary of the central electoral commission Nikolai Lozovik told BelTA.

Up to 30 people can enter one candidate's list of plenipotentiaries. All the four participants of the presidential race have used the right in full: each has enrolled 30 plenipotentiaries.

Nikolai Lozovik explained, in line with the effective electoral legislation, "a plenipotentiary can organise the canvassing campaign" and can represent the candidate's interests in public and state bodies, make speeches for electors and mass media on behalf of the candidate.

It was reported earlier, the canvassing campaign had started on February 17 when the candidates for the Belarusian president office were registered. Every candidate can go on state television and radio air twice for 30 minutes and publish their electoral programme in seven national newspapers. Places for the candidates to meet with electors have been assigned. A sum of 2,300 basic units is allocated for every candidate for print printed propaganda materials. The canvassing campaign ends on March 18.

The central electoral commission has registered plenipotentiaries of Belarusian presidential candidates, secretary of the central electoral commission Nikolai Lozovik told BelTA.

Up to 30 people can enter one candidate's list of plenipotentiaries. All the four participants of the presidential race have used the right in full: each has enrolled 30 plenipotentiaries.

Nikolai Lozovik explained, in line with the effective electoral legislation, "a plenipotentiary can organise the canvassing campaign" and can represent the candidate's interests in public and state bodies, make speeches for electors and mass media on behalf of the candidate.

It was reported earlier, the canvassing campaign had started on February 17 when the candidates for the Belarusian president office were registered. Every candidate can go on state television and radio air twice for 30 minutes and publish their electoral programme in seven national newspapers. Places for the candidates to meet with electors have been assigned. A sum of 2,300 basic units is allocated for every candidate for print printed propaganda materials. The canvassing campaign ends on March 18.

Lozovik also added that as of February 20 some 216 international observers have been registered in the Central Election Commission of Belarus.

Some 50 OSCE/ODIHR representatives are involved in long-term monitoring of the election campaign. The CIS mission is composed of 102 people. Some 48 experts represent the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State, six – the Permanent Committee of the Union State. Six members of the central election commissions of Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan have obtained accreditation as well. Four observers represent foreign nongovernmental organizations, Nikolai Lozovik added.

We remind that long-term observers monitor observance of the legislation at different stages of the election process. They also monitor coverage of the elections by mass media outlets and work in the regions.

CIS Mission Observation Report to be Released This Week


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Emblem of the CIS

“This week the CIS observation mission will publish the first interim report on their work at the presidential election in Belarus,” head of the mission’s headquarters Asan Kazhakou told at a briefing in the CIS Executive Committee.

According to him, at present the Central Election Commission of Belarus has registered 128 CIS observers. Some 48 people represent the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State and the CIS Economic Court. The mission is also composed of representatives of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Representatives of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have submitted their applications for observer’s status as well.

The CIS observers consider that the election campaign is running in Belarus in a calm and business atmosphere, Asan Kazhakou noted. Organizers of the election process demonstrate transparency and openness of their work. “No difficulties to the work of the CIS observers are made by state officials and members of the election commissions”, Asan Kazhakou underlined.

He informed that all election commissions work in line with the calendar plans of organizational events approved by the CEC. The memberships of the regional and district election commissions have been completed in accordance with the Electoral Code. The district election commissions have already held their first organizational sittings, drew up and approved the plans of further work. All commissions have the log journals to register the applications of citizens and journals for international observers.

In line with the legislation every district has assigned the places for printed materials and the venues of meetings between the presidential candidates and the electorate. The work into specifying the lists of voters has started, Asan Kazhakou said.

He also informed that the CIS observers have analyzed in detail the membership of the district election commissions. The members have considerable previous election-related work experience. The membership features representatives of labour collectives and public associations. Women account for about 70 per cent.

According to Asan Kazhakou, the CIS observers are set to focus on three areas – the election campaign, the work of the election commissions and consideration of appeals from citizens.

Powers putting forward police unit against Milinkevich in Svietlagorsk


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Even more problems for Milinkevich's presidential campaigne

A meeting of democratic candidate Alyaxandr Milinkevich with people took place at the entrance to the City Culture Center “Khimik” in the center of Svietlagorsk, while a police unit were waiting in the hall.

Earlier Alyaxandr Milinkevich applied for holding the meeting with voters in the hall of the City Culture Center “Khimik” and got permission. Nevertheless, in the morning the local powers tried to change illegally the premises for a hall of only 60 sits.

Despite the ban imposed by the powers, however, more than 200 people gathered there to greet the future President.

Alyaxandr Milinkevich thanked everyone who came in spite of the hurdles caused by the powers.

- Today once again we have become witnesses for the powers’ boorishness, - Alyaxandr Milinkevich stated in his introductory speech. - The powers are afraid of the truth and alternative views, and thus, they close down independent Mass Media, ban meetings with people. Nobody has the right to humiliate people, to force them in acting against their conscience. Such a policy is leading the country to nowhere. But I see how many people have come here, I see Svietlagorsk is a very hospitable town, and its dwellers also wait for changes.

Police offices stopped the car with the candidate for the President’s post several times on its way from Zhlobin to Svietlagorsk.

Culture

Baradulin Translated into English for Nobel Prize Nomination

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Rygor Baradulin

On January 30 Belarusian famous poet Rygor Baradulin was officially nominated for the Nobel prize at literature. Great efforts to attract Swedish academicians attention to Belarusian prominent author’s poetry should be made. A poetry selection “Ksty” was published in so-called mirror variant that means one page – Belarusian poem and the next one – its English version. The whole book appeared to consist of 800 pages. The translations were made both by famous and experienced translators and by beginners. The editors were two American professors and a consulter from Great Britain. The book is published in on a very quality paper and has a very beautiful jacket. It was designed by Belarusian well-known artist Genadz Mazur.

Economy

Council of Ministers to consider measures on development agricultural and industrial sector in 2006

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It is getting to be planting season in Belarus

Measures on implementation of indexes of the socio-economic development in the agricultural and industrial sector in 2006 will be considered at a sitting of the presidium of the Council of Ministers on February 21. The sitting will be chaired by prime minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorskiy.

According to the information given to BelTA in the Council of Ministers, the government has elaborated a plan for agricultural production 2006 in line with the state village revival program for 2006-2010. The increase in agricultural production should be at the level of 6-8 per cent.

In order to reach the target, by March 10, 2006 preparation for the spring campaign of seed-stocks, tractors and other agricultural hardware should be finished. By March 15 agricultural companies should have stored at least 15-day supply of oil products, by April 1 they should have completed sale of original and elite seeds of spring crops, leguminous, flax, cruciferous, grasses, by May 1 – those of potato.

Reconstruction and technical reequipment of 203 dairy farms, 19 pig and cattle breeding facilities, 14 battery farms are also on the agenda.

The next meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus-Russia Union State is expected to be held on March 7 in Minsk, BelTA was informed by head of the representative office of the Permanent Committee of the Union State Vasiliy Sholodonov.

According to him, participants of the meeting will sum up the results of the trade-economic cooperation between the two states in 2005. The issue on the forecast of socio-economic development of the Union State for 2006 and parameters of the forecast till 2008 are high on the agenda as well. We remind that on January 24 the Supreme Council of the Union State approved the union budget for 2006. It makes RUR 3,1 billion. Russia’s deductions will make RUR 1 billion 760 million, the Belarusian ones – RUR 948 million.

During the meeting the foreign ministries of Belarus and Russia will present a draft program of coordinated actions in the sphere of foreign policy of the Union State Treaty member-states for 2006-2007. The results of implementation of several Union State programs are expected to be summed up as well.

Polish Journalist Expelled from Belarus

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Vatslav Radziminovich

Reporter of a leading Polish daily has been expelled from Belarus, Polish radio reported on Monday.

Waclaw Radziwinowicz, correspondent of Gazeta Wyborcza, was approached by two Belarusian officers at a railway station in the border town of Grodno and informed that he was barred entry into Belarus. The journalist was then placed on a train back to Poland.

Radziwinowicz, who had all the required documents with him, planned to interview Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.

The two countries are in a lengthy conflict. In the beginning of February, Belarus’ State Security Committee (KGB) declared that the Polish embassy to Belarus had become a center of espionage network created by foreign secret services.

Belarus had earlier expelled several Polish diplomats. The head of the KGB’s information center, Valery Nadtochayev, quoted by Belarus television said all those people mentioned in the documentary including expelled diplomats “share one common task: to rouse a scandal.”

The conflict came to a high point last year when the Belarusian authorities stopped the publication of the union’s periodical, Glos znad Niemna, and arrested its reporters. Afterwards the authorities started to release a new periodical under the same name but not authorized by the Union of Poles. Later, union activists were detained by Belarusian police. They were all released overnight but the police have not let them back into their headquarters referring to an order by the Justice Ministry that states the former leadership of the union must be reinstated.

In 2005, Belarus expelled three Polish diplomats, prompting Poland into tit-for-tat deportations of Belarusian diplomats. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country will not let Poland interfere with its interior affairs. The Polish ambassador to Minsk was recalled for consultations.

Russia/Iran nuclear problem

No agreement so far in Russia-Iran nuclear talks

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The issue is not whether to even give Iran nuclear fuel, but whether it will be allowed the technology to make it for themselves

No agreement was reached at the first round of Russian-Iranian nuclear talks that were concluded in the Kremlin Monday.

"Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov received the [Iranian] delegation. Talks on the Iranian [nuclear] issue will continue," the council's press service said.

The talks focused on Russia's proposal to set up a joint venture for uranium enrichment on Russian territory.

The countries' delegations were headed by Russian Deputy Security Council Secretary Valentin Sobolev, and Deputy Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council Seyyed-Ali Hosseini-Tash.

The mooted deal between Iran and Russia, which is currently building an $800-million plant near the port city of Bushehr in the south of the country, is seen as a potential compromise in the crisis around the nuclear programs of the Islamic Republic, which some countries suspect of pursuing a covert weapons program. Although Tehran has consistently said it only wants nuclear power for peaceful purposes, the United States and other nations have concerns, as enriched uranium is a vital component for an atomic bomb.

Hours before talks with Iran opened in Moscow on the latter's initiative to build a uranium enrichment joint venture in Russia, Vremya Novostei published an interview with ex-Nuclear Power Minister Viktor Mikhailov, who now heads the Institute of Strategic Stability, an analytical center attached to the Federal Agency for Nuclear Power.

Mikhailov said the crux of the proposal would be that Iran would have only "closed access" to nuclear fuel.

"We would reequip one of our plants to accommodate an international [nuclear fuel] center where Iran would send uranium enrichment orders for a certain price," Mikhailov said. "We would enrich fuel, supply it to Iran, load a reactor, and bring the spent fuel back to Russia."

The expert said that uranium enrichment could be conducted for both peaceful needs and military purposes, thereby echoing international concerns that Iran might be seeking to build nuclear weapons, an accusation the Islamic Republic has repeatedly denied.

Mikhailov said it was therefore important to curb the spread of enrichment technology.

The Iranian government said Monday that the country would seek unlimited uranium enrichment capabilities just hours before crucial talks on its controversial nuclear programs were due to open in Moscow.

"The Islamic Republic will not confine itself to limited volumes of enriched uranium," said Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham, adding that Tehran had legitimate rights to peaceful nuclear technology as a signatory to the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he was hopeful that the talks in Moscow would help keep the issue within the remit of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

"It is premature to talk of any results yet. The talks are ongoing. We hope their results will create prerequisites for keeping the situation within the IAEA framework," Lavrov said.

The minister said that for this to happen, Iran would have to re-impose its moratorium on uranium enrichment activities and resume contact with all sides concerned, with a view to reaching mutually acceptable agreements.

Iran will accept Russia's proposal to set up a joint venture for uranium enrichment, if the offer is complemented and improved, the Iranian foreign minister said Sunday.

Hamas Receives Official Invitation to Russia — Official

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Iranian President and former terrorist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham

Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has received an official invitation for talks in Russia, a leader of the faction said in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the Reuters news agency reported.

Khalil Abu Laila said the invitation was sent to Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal and that a date for the visit would be agreed later.

Hamas had already said it would accept Moscow’s invitation, which has upset Israel and the United States by challenging their campaign to isolate the group.

Earlier, the head of Hamas’ political wing, Khaled Mashaal, told the Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta that Moscow had taken a valuable step by inviting Hamas leaders to Russia for talks later this month.

Russia said it would press Hamas — which won an unexpected victory in Palestinian legislative elections last month and will form the next government — to recognize Israel’s right to exist and foreswear violence.

“Russia is the first of the countries in the Middle East Quartet that respected the choice made by the Palestinian people and made it clear once again that it does not consider Hamas an extremist and terrorist movement,” said Mashaal. “We greatly appreciate this stance,” he said.

The other members of the so-called Quartet of Middle East peacemakers, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations, have insisted they would not deal with a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.

They have threatened to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in desperately needed aid to the cash-strapped government unless the group recognizes Israel and renounced violence.

But Hamas, responsible for scores of deadly attacks against Israelis, has refused to renounce its charter calling for Israel’s destruction or to give up its weapons, despite its decision to uphold a cease-fire declared a year ago. The United States and Europe consider Hamas a terrorist organization.

Mashaal, who is expected to lead the delegation to Moscow, said that as long as Israel insisted on retaining control of occupied territories, Hamas would not give up violence. “But if Israel recognizes our rights and commits itself to leaving all occupied lands, then Hamas as well as the Palestinian people will take a decision to halt armed resistance,” he said.

The Hamas leader also reiterated that his group does not accept the “road map” peace plan backed by the Quartet because Israel allegedly does not abide by it.

President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to Hamas to visit Moscow stunned Israel. One cabinet minister accused Putin of “stabbing Israel in the back.” But in an apparent effort not to alienate Moscow as Washington seeks Russian support for international pressure over Iran’s nuclear program, Israel on Sunday signaled it would not trigger a crisis with Russia over its intention to invite leaders of Hamas for talks.

Belarus tightens controls on imports from Russia


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Belarussian customs has tightened controls over imports from the Russian Federation from February 17, the Belarussian State Customs Committee told Interfax.

A committee instruction of November 28, 2005, which changes the procedures for determining the origin of goods imported to Belarus from Russia and the regulation of Russian imports coming to Belarus, took effect on Friday.

The Belarussian government explained the move by the need to get rid of so-called gray imports of goods produced in third countries or those that have not received sufficient processing in Russia.

Space

Russian Space Agency and US Companies to Jointly Build Spacecraft

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Space Adventures currently has about $3 million in escrow from nearly 200 potential passengers who have paid deposits to fly aboard a yet-to-be-built suborbital vehicle

Space Adventures, a company that has sent three space tourists into orbit, Russian Space Agency Roskosmos and the venture capital firm Prodea have signed an agreement to develop rocket ships for suborbital flights, the Associated Press reported. They will be designed and built by the Russian aerospace firm Myasishchev Design Bureau.

“We want to provide the opportunity for people to experience space in as many ways as possible,” Space Adventures chief executive Eric Anderson said.

Both sides declined to disclose the amount of investment, but Prodea co-founder Hamid Ansari said the firm was fully committed to funding the project.

Arlington, Va.-based Space Adventures is best known for sending three tourists to the orbiting international space station for a reported $20 million a person.

Space Adventures currently has about $3 million in escrow from nearly 200 potential passengers who have paid deposits to fly aboard a yet-to-be-built suborbital vehicle.

Space Adventures’ partnership with Texas-based Prodea marks the first time the space tour operator has played a direct role in the development of suborbital spaceships, Anderson said. Suborbital ships go up and come immediately back down.

The vehicle being built by Myasishchev can hold up to five people. The design of the vehicle known as Explorer is set and construction will begin soon. Once the vehicles are built, Space Adventures and Prodea plan to sell the vehicles to spaceports around the world, Anderson said.

Politics

Passport withdrawn from Anzhalika Borys at border


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Anzhalika Borys continues to have border crossing problems

Chairperson of the Union of Poles Anzhalika Borys has not passport now. February 19, she was coming home from Poland crossing the border at customs station Babrouniki-Berastavitsa. Belarusian frontier guards made her stay at the station for 4 hours and withdrew her passport, as Radio Svaboda repots.

Ms. Borys demanded explanation of the reasons for the withdrawal, since the stamp of permission to leave Belarus for any country is valid till 2008. According to Ms. Borys, the frontier guards said they “were told to”. She was released after 9 p.m.

Several days ago at the customs station “Bruzgi” Belarusian frontier guards halted Borys from entering Poland. She was told there was no free place in her passport to put an entrance seal. Thus, Ms. Borys had to go to Poland through Russia and Ukraine. In Poland she took part in the session of the World Polonia Rada.

European Union urges Belarusian authorities to reconsider their decision to close RADA

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The EU would like to reiterate its support for the development of civil society in the Republic of Belarus

The European Union has urged the relevant Belarusian authorities to reconsider their decision to outlaw RADA, an umbrella organization for seven youth non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

On February 7, the Supreme Court of Belarus ordered the closure of RADA following a suit by the Ministry of Justice, which accused RADA of engaging in politics and interfering in internal affairs of governmental agencies.

“This decision is another serious blow to the development of civil society in Belarus,” says the Austrian presidency in a declaration issued on behalf of the EU on February 17.

“RADA established a wide network of relations with different youth organisations in Europe serving simultaneously as a focal point not only for NGOs in neighbouring countries, but also for many European partners in Belarus,” the presidency says, noting that the organization tried to promote the principles of European youth policy and was a member of the European Youth Forum.

“The EU would like to reiterate its support for the development of civil society in the Republic of Belarus and people-to-people contacts with European partners,” the declaration says. “Promoting dialogue and cooperation among young people in Europe, in particular among neighbours, is an essential element of our policy.”

Apart from the EU member states, the countries that aligned themselves with this declaration included the Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey and Croatia, the Countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine.

On February 16, the German Federal Youth Council (DBJR), which started to cooperate with RADA in 1993, called on the German government to condemn the closure of the organization. The court decision regarding RADA is an encroachment on the foundation of European democracy, said DBJR Deputy Chairman Torsten Raedel. “The rush with which the decision was issued is evidence of the authorities’ political campaign on the eve of Belarus’ presidential election,” he noted, accusing the Belarusian authorities of violating youths’ right to freedom of association and opinion.

Olympics

Complete Belarus results through February 17

World Champion Dmitri Dashinski is sitting in 2nd place in the men's arials competition

Aidarov, Alexei Biathlon
(Feb 21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay)

Ananko, Ludmilla Biathlon
(42nd place Women's 7.5 km Sprint, DNF Women's 10 km Pursuit // Feb 23 Women's 4x6 km Relay)

*Anisimov, Maksim Ski Jumping
(33rd place Men's NH Individual,Men's LH Individual Qualification Round 36th)

Chaadaev, Petr Ski Jumping
(45th place Men's NH Individual Qualification Round-DNQ// Men's LH Individual DQ)

Dashinski, Dmitri Freestyle Skiing
(Feb 20 Men's Aerials 2nd place, qualified for the finals on Feb 23)

Davydov, Sergei Figure Skating
(14th place Men Short Program, 15th place Men's Free Skating)

Dolidovich, Sergei Cross Country
(disqualified for five days for high hemoglobin count//Feb 26 Men's 50 km Free)

Dratchev, Vladimir Biathlon
(43rd place Men's 20 km Individual, 63rd place Individual 10 Km//Feb 21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay)

Elsakova, Julia Short Track
(20th place Women's 500; women's 1500 5th place in heat 2, 22nd overall// Feb 22, 25 women's 1000)

Grishin, Alexei Freestyle Skiing
(Fourth place Men's arials qualifying// finals Feb 23)

Ivanova, Ekaterina Biathlon
(44th place Women's 15 km Individual, 37th place Women's 7.5 km Sprint, women's 10km pursuit 29th place// feb 23 women's 4x6km relay)

Khatylyov, Aleksey Speedskating
( Men's 1000- no results foun// feb 21 men's 1500)

Korolik Shablouskaya, Ludmila Cross Country
(44th place Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5), 30th place Women's 10 km Classical, Women's 4x5 km Relay 15th place//Feb 24 Women's 30 km Free, Mass start)

Kotyuga, Anzhelika Speedskating
(Women's 1000 m DNQ)

Kushnir, Anton Freestyle Skiing
(Men's Aerials 10th place, qualified for finals //finals feb 23)

Lasutkin, Alexander Cross Country
(Disqualified from team sprint because of Dolidovich, Men's 15 km Classical 16th place// feb 26 Men's 50 km Free, Mass start)

Lopatina, Viktoria Cross Country
(Feb 18 Women's 4x5 km Relay// Feb 22 Women's Sprint, Feb 24 Women's 30 km Free, Mass start)

Mikhailov, Vitaly Speedskating
(Men's 1000 m DNQ// Feb 21 Men's 1500 m)

Nazarova, Olga Biathlon
(7th place Women's 15 km Individual, 8th place Women's 7.5 km Sprint, Women's 10 km Pursuit 7th place// Feb 23 Women's 4x6 km Relay)

Novikov, Sergei Biathlon
(24th place Men's 20 km Individual, 32nd place Individual 10 Km// Men's 12.5 km Pursuit 32nd place// Feb 21 6:00 am Men's 4x7.5 km Relay)

Radkevich, Svetlana Speedskating
(27th place Women's 500 m (29th and 26th place),Women's 1000 m 33rd place 1:20:11)

Rak, Dmitri Freestyle Skiing
( Men's Aerials 24th place in qualifying// finals 23 Feb)

Rudakova Bulauka, Ekaterina Cross Country
(49th place Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5), Feb 18 Women's 4x5 km Relay 15th place// Feb 22 Women's Sprint, Feb 24 Women's 30 km Free, Mass start)

Ryzhenkov, Oleg Biathlon
(30th Men's 10 km Sprint 28:15.9, Men's 12.5 km Pursuit 29th place// Feb 21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay)

Sannikova, Alena Cross Country
(43rd Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5), 29th Women's 10 km Classical, Women's 4x5 km Relay 15th place)

Slivets, Oly Freestyle Skiing
(Feb 21, 22 Women's Aerials)

Slivets, Timofei Freestyle Skiing
(Feb 20, 23 Men's Aerials)

Syman, Alexandre Biathlon
(72nd place Men's 20 km Individual//Feb 21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay )

Tsuper, Alla Freestyle Skiing
(Feb 19, 22 Women's Aerials)

Valiullin, Rustam Biathlon
(46th place Men's 20 km Individual, 25th place Individual 10 Km, Men's 12.5 km Pursuit 28th place// Feb 21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay)

Vasiljonok, Olga Cross Country
(51st place Women's 15 km Pursuit (7.5+7.5), Women's 4x5 km Relay 15th place//Feb 22 Women's Sprint, Feb 24 Women's 30 km Free, Mass start)

Zikounkova, Ksenia Biathlon
(76th place Women's 15 km Individual//Feb 23 Women's 4x6 km Relay )

Zubrilova, Olena Biathlon
(14th place Women's 15 km Individual, 5th place Women's 7.5 km Sprint, Women's 10 km Pursuit 25th place// Feb 23 Women's 4x6 km Relay )