MOSCOW, February 12 Norwegian skier Teresa Johaug said that in the women's relay The Russian and German teams were the strongest at the Beijing Olympics. On Saturday, the Russian women's team, which included Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova, won gold medals in the 4×5 km relay. The Germans were second, the Swedes third. The Norwegian team finished fifth, in the first stage Tiril Veng fell as a result of a collision with the Latvian athlete Patricia Eiduka. «On the first lap, Tiril fell and we lost a few seconds. I tried to do my best with the position that I had. I tried catch up with Sweden and Finland, but Russia and Germany were the strongest today. One way or another, this is a relay race, «the official website of the Games quotes Yohaug. Yohaug won two gold medals in Beijing, she became the winner of the skiathlon and the 10 km race with a separate start. “Of course, I hope to win more medals in Beijing. I know that next Sunday there will be a 30 km race. I am looking forward to this distance. I want to be stronger in the future,” added the athlete.
