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Natalia Baranova-Masolkina
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Natalia Baranova-Masolkina was born on February 25, 1975. She is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She won a gold medal in the 4 by 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She also won two medals at the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships with silver in the 4 by 5 km and a bronze in the 30 km. She has 3 individual victories at various levels from 1995 to 2004.
Natalia never lost hope in herself and always strived hard to achieve her ambition. She possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. With all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, Natalia achieved many aspirations in her overall athletic career.
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