03.02.2011 – ERZURUM 2011 MEDIA – Peter Mlynar and Alena Prochazkova, who competed on behalf of Slovakia, won the gold medal with 14:55:8. French skiers Babtiste Gros and Marion Buillet got the silver with 15:00:7. Ukrainian skiers Ivan Bilosyuk and Kateryna Grygorenko won the bronze with 15:08:1.
At the finish line, Slovakian skier Peter Mlynar said that he competed very well on behalf of his teammate and himself and that he is very happy with the result. Mlynar also stated that this is the first gold medal in his career and that everything about the organization is running smoothly. Mlynar pointed out that Erzurum is a finer place and the track is far more modern than the last place he had to go for the competitions. Alena Prochazkova said that this is her 3rd gold medal and she is very happy to be in Erzurum.
The finals competition was carried out after two semi finals and neither of the Turkish teams were able to advance to the finals as in Mixed Team Sprint Semi Final 1, Turkish skiers Erkan Orhan and Büşra Güneş had an accident. During the exchange of flag Büşra stumbled on Orhan’s foot caused the breaking of one of Orhan’s poles and he had to continue the competition with only one pole. In Mixed Team Sprint Semi Final 2, Turkish skiers Ömer Yusufoğlu and Rojbin Ören became 12th and could not advance to the finals.
