Skates. The Russian men's team became first at the European championship

Russian skaters repeated the success of the women’s team in the team sprint at the European Championships, which takes place in the Netherlands. Pavel Kulizhnikov, Ruslan Murashov and Victor Mushtukov brought in a moneybox of the national team another gold.

the Russians finished with the best result of the day – 1 minute of 18.92 seconds. Behind them is the team of Norway (+ 1.25 seconds) and Switzerland (+2,51).

At the end of the first day of the European championship in speed skating, the Russian team has won five (two gold, two silver, one bronze) medals. Tournament in Heerenveen will end on January 12.