Good news has arrived from the Dolomites - Aleksandar Grbović's qualifying performance at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo ended in 54th place among a total of 95 competitors.
And that's in Nordic skiing (cross country), a sport that many in Montenegro probably didn't even know existed in our country.
The young man from Žabljak was 19,72 seconds behind the leader and gold medalist in skiathlon, Johannes Kleb from Norway, in the 1,5-kilometer sprint using the classic technique, and the fact that he achieved a good result is also evidenced by the fact that he was one of the better competitors from the former Yugoslavia.
Ahead of him in Tesero were only two Slovenians, Vili Crv (43) and Nječ Stern (50).
This was Grbović's second appearance at the Games, after he finished 84th and 93rd in Beijing, and that speaks volumes about how much this 22-year-old has improved in four years.
Grbović will also compete in the 10-kilometer race on Friday at 11:45 a.m., while our other representative at the Games, Branislav Peković, will take to the track on February 16th.
The young, 19-year-old Kolašin will make his debut at the Winter Olympics, competing in the slalom on the legendary Stelvio in Bormio.
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