in its current list for voice of russia dmitry babich dimitri thank you very much indeed. stay with us international with the latest updates from ukraine. team russia is fast talking big playoff clash against norway isn't force when now none of the sides have nice open the scoring in the first period earlier this morning a member of the russian snowboarding team wowed the public with a silver medal finish a tight race and a nice and now i reports it will surprise podium position although. russian fans certainly celebrating this tuesday russia wasn't tipped to take any medals in the snowboarding but there you go that's the magic of the olympics nicholai noonan finished second in the cross the country's first ever medal in that sport he was put by his french rival but stayed ahead of us in third noonan is the twenty ten world junior champion and before the sochi games said he was planning to retire well if he does at least tell now go out on a high now for a wider look out the winter games so far i'm now glad to welcome to our sochi studio craig reedy the i.o.c. vice preside