Congratulations to Rushan Minnegulov, gold medallist in the 20km cross-country ski race at the Winter Paralympics 2014-03-10 15:10:00 Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Rushan Minnegulov, gold medallist in the 20km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.  The President said, in particular, in his message: “You showed your fighting spirit, strength of character and will to finish with this excellent result and convincingly beat worthy rivals. This gold medal that you won in a fair and uncompromising fight makes a big contribution to the Russian team’s medal tally.”