Russian freestyler Anastasia Smirnova took third place in mogul. The athlete brought Russia the fifth award at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
< p>Anastasia Smirnova scored 77.72 points. First place went to Jakara Anthony from Australia with 83.09 points. Silver was won by Jaylene Kauf of the USA with 80.28 points. The fourth place was taken by the 2018 Olympic champion Frenchwoman Perrine Laffon (77.36 points).
< p>Russian Polina Chudinova dropped out at the first final stage, Victoria La also dropped out at the qualifying stage Zarenka and Anastasia Pervushina.
According to the results of the second day of the Olympics, Russia rose to the third line of the medal standings.
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On February 4, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Games was held in Beijing. In total, more than four thousand athletes from 91 countries take part in the Games. 109 sets of medals will be played in seven sports. The Russian national team is called the favorite, in particular, in figure skating and the men's hockey tournament. The 2022 Games will end on February 20.
The Russians compete under a neutral flag due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions.