Luge skier Olesik takes 13th place at the end of her third attempt at the Olympics.

Daria Olesik, a Russian athlete specializing in luge, takes the 13th position according to the results of the third race at the Olympic Games (OI), which are being held in Italy.

So, in total, the luge rider from the Russian Federation showed a result of 2 minutes 39.999 seconds. The ranking is led by eight-time world champion Julia Taubitz, a 29-year-old German citizen, who was able to overcome the distance in 2 minutes 37.918 seconds. Latvian 25-year—old Elina Botha was able to take the second position with a lag of 0.704 seconds, and 26-year-old Ashley Farcarson, a native of Sacramento, California, was able to take the third position, 0.755 seconds behind her predecessors.

The final stage of the competition is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 17th.

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A day earlier, Olesik was ranked 14th at the OI-2026. The athlete performs in a neutral status, without using national symbols. The Russian woman showed a result of 1 minute 46.651 seconds on February 9.

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