Tchepalova wins 30km freestyle

Julija Tchepalova of Russia edges past Italian favorite Stefania Belmondo to win the Olympic women's 30-kilometer freestyle cross country race in Kakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 20. The 21-year-old skier, dubbed ''the future'' of Russian cross country skiing, finished the grueling race in 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1.5 seconds. Belmondo won the silver medal 10.2 seconds behind while another Russian, Larissa Lazutina, got the bronze 1:14.2 back for her fifth medal of the Nagano Games.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001077384

Registered date
1998/2/20 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
1998 Kyodo News

Media size
1864 × 1713 pixel

Resolution
dpi

Deployment size
1.52(MB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Japan's halfpipe bronze medalist Onozuka poses before press

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Ayana Onozuka poses during a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014, a day after she won the bronze medal in the women's ski halfpipe event at the Sochi Winter Games.

Bronze medalist Onozuka sheds tears of joy at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Ayana Onozuka shows her country's national flag, with tears of joy on her cheeks, after winning the bronze medal for the women's halfpipe event on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Japan's Onozuka meets press after winning halfpipe bronze

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Ayana Onozuka smiles during a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014, a day after winning the bronze medal in the women's ski halfpipe event at the Sochi Winter Games.

Japan's Kawasaki finishes in women's race walk

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Mayumi Kawasaki finishes the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 11, 2012. Kawasaki placed 18th with a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes, 20 seconds.

Japan's Ota wins silver in women's 1 km sprint classic standing

WHISTLER, Canada - Shoko Ota of Japan (C) skies to the finish line to win the silver medal in the women's 1-kilometer cross country skiing sprint classic standing event at Whistler Paralympic Park in Canada at the Vancouver Paralympic Games on March 21, 2010.

Japan's Ota wins silver in women's 1 km sprint classic standing

WHISTLER, Canada - Shoko Ota of Japan reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1-kilometer cross country skiing sprint classic standing event at Whistler Paralympic Park in Canada at the Vancouver Paralympic Games on March 21, 2010.

Japan's Ota wins silver in women's 1 km sprint classic standing

WHISTLER, Canada - Shoko Ota of Japan shows off the silver medal she won in the women's 1-kilometer cross country skiing sprint classic standing event at Whistler Paralympic Park in Canada at the Vancouver Paralympic Games on March 21, 2010.

Japan's Ishida 5th in women's 30-km mass start classic

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Masako Ishida competes in the women's cross-country skiing 30-kilometer mass start classic race on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympic Games at Whistler Olympic Park. Ishida placed fifth, recording the best performance by a Japanese skier in an Olympic cross-country event.

Japan's Ishida 5th in women's 30-km mass start classic

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Masako Ishida (R) shakes hands with compatriot Madoka Natsumi after placing fifth in the women's cross country skiing 30-kilometer mass start classic race on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympic Games at Whistler Olympic Park. Ishida recorded the best performance by a Japanese skier in an Olympic cross country event, while Natsumi placed 31st.

Japan's Ishida 5th in women's 30-km mass start classic

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Masako Ishida smiles after placing fifth in the women's cross country skiing 30-kilometer mass start classic race on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympic Games at Whistler Olympic Park. Ishida recorded the best performance by a Japanese skier in an Olympic cross country event.