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Belarus has big day in biathlon, skiing at Sochi
Sochi Olympics Freest Heal WEB
Men's freestyle skiing aerials medalists from left, Australia's David Morris (silver), Anton Kushnir of Belarus (gold), and China's China's Jia Zongyang (bronze), pose for photographers on the podium during a flower ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. - photo by Associated Press
SOCHI, Russia — It was Belarus day Monday at the Sochi Olympics. A Belarussian woman made Olympic history by becoming the first female ever to win three biathlon titles at the same games, and one of her teammates captured the men's freestyle skiing aerials competition to complete a gold-medal sweep on the event. Anton Kushnir nailed a near-perfect landing after a "back double full-full-double full" jump — five twists packed into three head-over-heels flips while soaring 50 feet off the ramp and into the night sky.