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| Medvedev's fury over Olympic flop | Medvedev's fury over Olympic flop |
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| President Dmitry Medvedev has called on Russian Olympic officials to resign, following the nation's worst ever performance in the winter games. | President Dmitry Medvedev has called on Russian Olympic officials to resign, following the nation's worst ever performance in the winter games. |
| Those in charge of preparing Russian athletes for the Vancouver games "should take the brave decision and submit their resignations," he said. | Those in charge of preparing Russian athletes for the Vancouver games "should take the brave decision and submit their resignations," he said. |
| "If they cannot do it, we will help them," Mr Medvedev added. | "If they cannot do it, we will help them," Mr Medvedev added. |
| Russia - traditionally a winter sports powerhouse - ended 11th in the medals table, with just three golds. | Russia - traditionally a winter sports powerhouse - ended 11th in the medals table, with just three golds. |
| "For a long time we have benefited from Soviet achievements, at some point they ran out," President Medvedev said at a meeting of the governing United Russia party on Monday. | "For a long time we have benefited from Soviet achievements, at some point they ran out," President Medvedev said at a meeting of the governing United Russia party on Monday. |
| Russia's men's ice-hockey team lost a quarter-final to Canada 7-3 | Russia's men's ice-hockey team lost a quarter-final to Canada 7-3 |
| He urged a change to the system of preparing Russian athletes, ahead of the next Winter Olympics, in the southern Russian city of Sochi. | He urged a change to the system of preparing Russian athletes, ahead of the next Winter Olympics, in the southern Russian city of Sochi. |
| Russia has experienced a steady decline in its Olympic performances since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. | Russia has experienced a steady decline in its Olympic performances since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. |
| The games in Vancouver were particularly painful for the nation because of the failures in sports such as ice hockey and figure skating. | The games in Vancouver were particularly painful for the nation because of the failures in sports such as ice hockey and figure skating. |