Belgium won gold at Winter Olympic Games for the first time since 1948

The skater Bart Svings brought Belgium the gold second in the history at the winter Games. Belgians withdrew the first 74 years in pair figure figure skating at the Olympic Games in Saint-Moritz the Belgian Bart Svings won a victory in skating mass start at the Olympic Games in Beijing. For 16 circles of running the skater gained 63 points. The photo finish was necessary for definition of silver and bronze prize-winners. For medals three athletes fought at once. As a result judges gave silver and bronze to two representatives South Korea — Chon Chzhe Vaughan and to Li Syn Hong, and the American Joy Mantia appeared on the fourth line. Fifth place...