CIS athletes won 42 medals at Sochi Olympics
09:48, 26 February 2014
ST PETERSBURG. February 26. KAZINFORM - As a result of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Commonwealth of Independent States' athletes have won 42 medals, according to the press service of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.
Most of the medals of CIS "piggy bank" were brought by the Russians: they won 13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals. Thirty three Olympic medals in total. This country has secured the first place in the unofficial overall standings.
Belarus national team won 5 gold and 1 bronze medals.
Athletes from Ukraine got 1 gold and 1 bronze medals. A skater Denis Ten from Kazakhstan won for 1 bronze medal.
It bears to remind that 98 sets of medals in 15 sports have been competed for at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.