Congratulations to Mikhalina Lysova, biathlon silver medallist at the Winter Paralympics 2014-03-14 17:30:00 The President sent a congratulatory message to Mikhalina Lysova, visually impaired 12.5km individual biathlon silver medallist at the XI Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. The congratulatory telegram reads, in part: “On the race course in Sochi, you withstood a true battle of character and rightfully earned a worthy place on the podium. Your success is a significant, sizeable input into strengthening the prestige of our nation’s Paralympic biathlon school.”