Ukrainian and Russian celebrate medals with hug at Olympics

Ukrainian and Russian celebrate medals with hug at Olympics

Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by getting a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries. Qi Guangpu of China won the men’s aerial event, while Abramenko took silver. Burov earned bronze for the second straight Olympics. … Read more