Beijing, Feb 12, Sergey Fuchs. Russian skiers Natalya Nepryaeva and Yulia Stupak could not hold back tears after winning the women's relay at the Beijing Olympics, a correspondent reports from the scene. Russians Stupak, Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova won the relay on Saturday. The second place was taken by the Germans, the third — by the Swedes. After the race, the head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation, Elena Vyalbe, approached the finish line and congratulated the Russian athletes. Previously, Russian skiers won the relay at the 2006 Olympics (Natalya Baranova-Masalkina, Larisa Kurkina, Yulia Chepalova, Evgenia Medvedeva-Arbuzova).
