Elena Nikitina (RUS) ambles toward the medal ceremony
A delightful feature of this sport and this venue is how close fans get to the athletes. The medalists are just waiting outside with what few fans remain in the cold December air (and light rain, as it happened on this occasion). Nikitina won the women's skeleton, and she's slowly walking from the lodge toward where I'm standing in front of the medal stand. In previous years with a more compressed schedule, a separate medal ceremony was held just for the women's skeleton, in the early afternoon.
