Congratulations to Anna Milenina, gold medallist in the 1km cross-country skiing sprint at the Winter Paralympics 2014-03-12 18:15:00 Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Anna Milenina, gold medallist in the standing 1km cross-country skiing sprint at the XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. The message reads, in part: “Thanks to your excellent preparation, strong spirit and character, you have conquered another summit. This confident victory is a new stage in your athletic biography and is certainly a bright page in the history of the Russian Paralympic movement.”