Skier’s medal is country’s first success since 2014 ‘It’s a really long time when we were without the flag’ Russia has won a medal on the opening day of the Winter Paralympic Games after the visually impaired skier Varvara Voronchikhina took bronze in the women’s downhill standing competition in Cortina on Saturday morning. Vorinchikhina, whose success means Russia will appear on an international medal table for the first time since 2014, spoke of her pride at being able to compete under her own flag. “It’s a really long time when we were without the flag, and I’m really glad [now],” she said. Continue reading...