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Mankind did not remember the Olympic Games until 1920 ... And in Soviet Russia they "forgot" about them for almost forty years!

In the first post-war years, serious transformations began in our sport. Interest in youth sports grew, intensive training of coaches began, sports science developed, leading athletes began to receive state support. And all this taken together immediately led to success at the World and European Championships. Our sport is at the forefront.

Look at Olympic competitions changed after the victory over fascism in 1945. Relations with the leading capitalist countries, although not for long, improved. And the Soviet leaders decided to participate in the 1952 Games. They were to be held in Helsinki.

Helsinki, Finland, Games of the XV Olympiad, 1952. About 5 thousand athletes from 69 countries participated. The USSR team (about 300 people) participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin became the hero of the games (4 gold and 2 silver awards). Unexpectedly for sports world USSR athletes shared with the US team team championship in the informal listing.

Melbourne, Australia, Games of the XVI Olympiad, 1956. More than 3,000 athletes from 68 countries took part. Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m distances (with an Olympic record) and was recognized as the best athlete. Gymnast Larisa Latynina became the record holder of the Games in terms of the number of awards won. She won in four types of gymnastic program. Soviet athletes won largest number gold (37), silver (29) and bronze (32) medals.

Rome, Italy, Games of the XVII Olympiad, 1960. More than 5 thousand athletes from 84 countries participated. Soviet heavyweight Yuri Vlasov was recognized as one of the top athletes Games. Once again, the USSR team overtook the US team in the unofficial team standings.

Tokyo, Japan, Games of the XVIII Olympiad, 1964. More than 5 thousand athletes participated. First Olympic Games in Asia. Soviet rower Vyacheslav Ivanov won the gold medal at the third Olympics in a row. Valery Popenchenko was recognized as the most technical boxer of the Games (2nd average weight). The USSR team took 1st place in the unofficial team standings.

Mexico City, Mexico, Games of the XIX Olympiad, 1968. More than 5.5 thousand athletes from 112 countries participated. Athlete Viktor Saneev set a world record in the triple jump, 17 m 39 cm. According to the number of gold awards of the USSR, he is in second place (first place - USA, third - GDR).

Munich, Germany, Games of the XX Olympiad, 1972. More than 7 thousand athletes from 121 countries participated. The most sensational results: the victory of the USSR basketball players in the final over the US team that had not previously lost at the Olympic Games; two gold medals by the Soviet sprinter Valery Borzov at distances of 100 m and 200 m. The Soviet team won a record number of gold medals - 50!

Montreal, Canada, Games of the XXI Olympiad, 1976. More than 6 thousand athletes from 88 countries participated. Among the heroes of the games are the Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, who interrupted the hegemony of the Japanese in the absolute championship; "most strong man planets in the 70s", heavyweight weightlifter Vasily Alekseev. Athletes of the USSR won the largest number of gold awards.

Moscow, USSR, Games XXII Olympics, 1980. 5.5 thousand athletes from 81 countries participated. The hero of the games was the Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin (3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals), the Soviet kayaker Vladimir Parfenovich also won three gold medals (no kayaker has ever achieved such a result in the history of the Olympics) and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov. In the unofficial general team standings of the USSR - 1st place.

Los Angeles, USA, Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 1984. About 7 thousand athletes from 140 countries participated. At the initiative of the USSR government, the Soviet Union refused to take part in the games.

seoul, South Korea, Games XXIV Olympics, 1988. Participated approx. 8.5 thousand athletes from 159 countries. In the unofficial team event, the first place was won by athletes of the USSR.

XXII Summer Olympic Games were held in 1980 in Moscow. The decision to choose the capital of the 1980 Olympic Games was made by the International Olympic Committee at its 75th session on October 23, 1974, in Vienna. At the last stage of voting, the IOC members had to make a choice between the cities of Los Angeles and Moscow, as a result, Moscow won with a ratio of votes of 39 to 20.

For the first time, the Olympic Games were to be held in a socialist country. In March 1975, the Organizing Committee "Olympic Games-80" was created, to which the USSR Olympic Committee transferred the rights and functions of preparing and holding the Olympic Games. The 79th session of the IOC (June 1977, Prague) approved the program-schedule of the competitions of the Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow.
In 1975-80, in preparation for the Olympic Games, in accordance with the master plan for the development of Moscow (as well as Tallinn, Leningrad and Minsk), about 20 sports and other facilities were built and reconstructed for the Olympics. Among them are sports complex Olympic, Luzhniki Stadium, Sheremetyevo-2 Airport, Kirov Stadium in Leningrad. To promote the Olympic Games and Olympic movement in general on the territory of the USSR and obtaining additional funds for the organization of competitions, the organizing committee developed a program for holding Olympic lotteries, publishing sports literature, a series of sports stamps, badges, posters and souvenirs.
Opening
At the request of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information studied the results of observations of the Moscow weather for almost 100 years. And it was concluded that the warmest and clearest weather in summer in Moscow occurs in the second half of July - early August, and it was during these periods that it was decided to hold the Olympic competitions. The opening of the Games of the XXII Olympiad took place on July 19, 1980. The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki stadium was chosen as the venue for the opening ceremony. First on Olympic Stadium three-time Olympic champion Viktor Saneev appeared, who brought a torch with the Olympic flame into the stadium. Having made a circle along the track of the stadium, he passed the torch to the Soviet basketball player, Olympic champion Sergei Belov. Above the rows of the East Stand, an improvised path of snow-white shields appeared. Belov ran along it, raising a flaming torch high above his head. On behalf of all participants, the hero of the Games in Montreal, gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, took the Olympic oath. An image of Soviet cosmonauts Leonid Popov and Valery Ryumin appeared on the information board of the stadium. From outer space, they greeted the Olympians and wished them happy starts. A little later, Leonid Brezhnev declared the XXII Summer Olympic Games open. One by one national Olympic teams proceeded along the stadium's running track, in the traditional welcome march. More than 16,000 athletes, amateur and professional artists took part in the dance and sports plots of the opening ceremony, which lasted about 3 hours.
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The closing ceremony of the Games of the XXII Olympiad took place on August 3 at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium. White olympic flag was slowly lowered to the sounds Olympic anthem. Girls in tunics approached the bowl with the Olympic flame and formed a composition resembling an ancient Greek fresco. The Olympic flame in the bowl was slowly fading away.
On the screen of the artistic background, made of colored shields, appeared the image of Misha, the symbol of the 1980 Olympics. The inscription "Good trip!" appeared, and a tear rolled from the bear's eye. An orchestra entered the arena of the stadium, performing a number of rebuildings to the sounds of the march. Then the athletes entered the field of the stadium, who synchronously performed the exercises, each from their own sport.
At the very end of the closing ceremony, guests and viewers were in for a surprise that everyone still remembers. A huge “Misha” floated out into the middle of the stadium, grabbing hold of colorful balloons. He waved goodbye with his paw and began to slowly rise above the stadium until he disappeared into the sky. Simultaneously with the rise of the bear into the sky, the song of the composer Alexandra Pakhmutova and the poet Nikolai Dobronravov sounded “Goodbye, Moscow!”
During the performance of the song, many of the audience cried.
During the 1980 Summer Olympics Soviet athletes won 80 gold, 69 silver and 46 bronze medals, 195 in total. rival team The GDR won 126 medals (47 gold, 37 silver and 42 bronze)

Symbol of the 1980 Summer Olympics - Olympic Bear

Porcelain figurine of the Olympic bear

The hotel complex "Cosmos" was built to serve XXII Olympic games held in Moscow in 1980.

Olympic postcards

Single ticket for the period of the Olympic Games

Olympic postcards

Badges with Olympic symbols

Next is a small photo selection of "Olympics 80"

Mankind did not remember the Olympic Games until 1920 ... And in Soviet Russia they "forgot" about them for almost forty years!

The view of the Olympic competition changed after the victory over fascism in 1945. Relations with the leading capitalist countries, although not for long, improved. And the Soviet leaders decided to participate in the 1952 Games. They were to be held in Helsinki.

Helsinki, Finland, Games of the XV Olympiad, 1952.About 5 thousand athletes from 69 countries participated. The USSR team (about 300 people) participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin became the hero of the games (4 gold and 2 silver awards). Unexpectedly for the sports world, the USSR athletes shared the team championship with the US team in the unofficial standings.

Melbourne, Australia, Games of the XVI Olympiad, 1956.More than 3,000 athletes from 68 countries took part. Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m distances (with an Olympic record) and was recognized as the best athlete. Gymnast Larisa Latynina became the record holder of the Games in terms of the number of awards won. She won in four types of gymnastic program. Soviet athletes won the largest number of gold (37), silver (29) and bronze (32) medals.

Rome, Italy, Games of the XVII Olympiad, 1960.More than 5 thousand athletes from 84 countries participated. Soviet heavyweight Yuri Vlasov was recognized as one of the best athletes of the Games. Once again, the USSR team overtook the US team in the unofficial team standings.

Tokyo, Japan, Games of the XVIII Olympiad, 1964.More than 5 thousand athletes participated. First Olympic Games in Asia. Soviet rower Vyacheslav Ivanov won the gold medal at the third Olympics in a row. Valery Popenchenko (2nd middle weight) was recognized as the most technical boxer of the Games. The USSR team took 1st place in the unofficial team standings.

Mexico City, Mexico, Games of the XIX Olympiad, 1968.More than 5.5 thousand athletes from 112 countries participated. Athlete Viktor Saneev set a world record in the triple jump, 17 m 39 cm. According to the number of gold awards of the USSR, he is in second place (first place - USA, third - GDR).

Munich, Germany, Games of the XX Olympiad, 1972.More than 7 thousand athletes from 121 countries participated. The most sensational results: the victory of the USSR basketball players in the final over the US team that had not previously lost at the Olympic Games; two gold medals by the Soviet sprinter Valery Borzov at distances of 100 m and 200 m. The Soviet team won a record number of gold medals - 50!

Montreal, Canada, Games of the XXI Olympiad, 1976.More than 6 thousand athletes from 88 countries participated. Among the heroes of the games are the Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, who interrupted the hegemony of the Japanese in the absolute championship; "the strongest man on the planet in the 70s", heavyweight weightlifter Vasily Alekseev. Athletes of the USSR won the largest number of gold medals.

Moscow, USSR, Games of the XXII Olympiad, 1980.5.5 thousand athletes from 81 countries participated. The hero of the games was the Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin (3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals), the Soviet kayaker Vladimir Parfenovich also won three gold medals (no kayaker has ever achieved such a result in the history of the Olympics) and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov. In the unofficial general team standings of the USSR - 1st place.

Los Angeles, USA, Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 1984.About 7 thousand athletes from 140 countries participated. At the initiative of the USSR government, the Soviet Union refused to take part in the games.

Seoul, South Korea, Games of the XXIV Olympiad, 1988.Participated approx. 8.5 thousand athletes from 159 countries. In the unofficial team event, the first place was won by athletes of the USSR.

The USSR began to participate in the Winter Olympics only in 1956 at the Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The main triumphs of the team fell on the period 1956-1980s ...

Three recent Games- in Turin, Salt Lake City and Vancouver - the Russians did not even get into the top three (sixth, fifth and again sixth place). We offer you to get acquainted with the most successful winter Olympics in the history of the USSR.
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 (Italy)

When it took place: January 26 - February 5, 1956
Sets played: 24
Won: 16 medals - seven gold, three silver and six bronze

The first Olympics, to which the USSR national team arrived, in total, 32 countries participated in it, represented by 821 athletes. The Soviet team took first place in the team standings - both in terms of the total number of medals and in gold awards.

Skier Lyubov Kozyreva won the first gold medal in the women's ten-kilometer race. The men's ski team won the 4x10 km relay.

The protagonists of the Games were the skaters, who overtook the recognized favorites - the Norwegians. double Olympic champion became Evgeny Grishin at distances of 500 and 1500 m, Yuri Mikhailov (1500 m) and Boris Shilakov (5000 m) took the gold.

The USSR national hockey team won all the matches, including over the teams of Canada (2:0) and the USA (4:0). best player hockey tournament was recognized Vsevolod Bobrov.
Squaw Valley 1960 (USA)

When it took place: February 18 - 28, 1960
Sets played: 27
Won: 21 medals - seven gold, five silver and nine bronze

In 1960, a series of postage stamps dedicated to the Winter Olympics was issued in the USSR for the first time, the opening ceremony of which was prepared by Walt Disney. Due to the lack of a track, bobsleigh competitions were not held at the Games, but biathlon was included in the program for the first time.

Soviet athletes outsold the hosts twice in number of medals won (the US had 10 medals, 3–4–3), setting a new record. Almost all the medals were taken by Soviet skaters - six gold, three silver and three bronze.
Evgeny Grishin (500 and 1500 m) and Lydia Skoblikova (world record in 1500 m and Olympic record in 3000 m) had two gold medals each. Victor Kosichkin (5000 m) and Clara Guseva (1000 m) also excelled.

The only non-skating gold for the Soviet team was brought by skier Maria Gusakova, who won the 10 km race. The USSR national hockey team, already without Vsevolod Bobrov, but with Viktor Yakushev, took bronze.
Innsbruck 1964

When it took place: January 29 - February 9, 1964
Sets played: 34
Won: 25 medals - 11 gold, eight silver and six bronze

Competitions in Innsbruck were on the verge of failure due to an atypical thaw for the region. The organizers had to produce snow for ski slopes in mountain hollows to save the Olympics. First time participation in Winter Games hosted by China, India and Mongolia, in total there were athletes from 36 countries.

Nine out of 12 medals among women were won by athletes of the USSR. Soviet skaters again became victors. Four gold awards were taken home by Lidia Skoblikova, who installed three Olympic records. In men, the 1500m distance was won by Ants Antson. Soviet skiers took three gold medals, two of them - Claudia Boyarsky. Vladimir Melanin, who won the 20 km race, won the first gold among biathletes.

In competitions sports couples V figure skating gold medals for the first time went to the USSR thanks to Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov. The hockey team with the Mayorov brothers and Vyacheslav Starshinov won all the matches of the tournament.
Sapporo 1972 (Japan)

When it took place: February 3 - 13, 1972
Sets played: 35
Won: 16 medals - eight gold, five silver and three bronze

At the games in Grenoble in 1968, the Soviet team lost first place to the Norwegians, so it was decided to approach the Games in Sapporo (for the first time in Asia) in the USSR with all responsibility. As a result, Soviet athletes surpassed their rivals in the number of gold medals won - eight against four for the teams of the GDR (4-3-7), Switzerland (4-3-3) and the Netherlands (4-3-2).

The main hero of Sapporo-1972 was the Soviet skier Galina Kulakova (three gold medals). Skier Vyacheslav Vedenin added bright gold in the relay to gold and bronze. At the last stage of the 10 km distance, he played a minute and was ahead of his rival from Norway by nine seconds. The men's biathlon relay team also won gold.

The duo of Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov took first place in the competition of sports couples among figure skaters.

The main medal of the Games was won by the hockey team with Vladislav Tretiak, Igor Ramishevsky, Valery Kharlamov, Alexander Maltsev, Anatoly Firsov, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Petrov and Boris Mikhailov.
Innsbruck 1976 (Austria)

When it took place: February 4 - 14, 1976
Sets played: 34
Won: 27 medals - 13 gold, six silver and eight bronze
The USSR national team scored a record total of points in the history of the Winter Olympics - 192. The second-placed athletes from the GDR took 135 points and 19 medals (7-5-7). Team USA finished third with 73 points, ten medals (3–3–4).

USSR national team at the opening ceremony of the XII Winter Olympic Games
In Innsbruck 1976, ice dancing first appeared in the figure skating competition program. gold medal Soviet figure skaters Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov won in this form. Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev won again in pair skating.

The USSR national hockey team, which included Tretyak, Kharlamov, Petrov, Mikhailov and Yakushev, once again proved to be the strongest at the Olympics.

Skiers won four gold medals: Nikolay Bazhukov (15 kilometers), Sergey Savelyev (30 kilometers), Raisa Smetanina (10 kilometers) and the relay team (Nina Baldycheva, Zinaida Amosova, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova).

IN speed skating four of the nine gold medals were won by Soviet athletes. IN individual race Nikolai Kruglov, a biathlete, won the 20-kilometer sprint, adding personal gold to team gold in the relay race.
Lake Placid 1980 (USA)

When it took place: February 13 - 24, 1980
Sets played: 38
Won: 22 medals - 10 gold, six silver and six bronze

Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics for the second time since 1932. Organization failed: many sports objects were not completed, the athletes had to live in a prison building, for the first time in history, artificial snow was used, as the organizers could not stock up on real snow.

The USSR national team won the unofficial medal standings, but lost to the GDR, which won one award more - 23 medals (9–7–7).
Skiers took four gold medals at once, and three of them were young Nikolai Zamyatov, who became the main sensation of the Olympics. The athlete unexpectedly won the 30 and 50 km races and contributed to the relay. At a distance of 5 km, Raisa Smetanina again excelled. In luge, Vera Zozulya won the first gold in singles.

Irina Rodnina, paired with Alexander Zaitsev, took her third consecutive gold medal in the sports couples competition. Among the dance duets, Natalya Linichuk and Gennady Karponosov excelled.

Biathletes won two gold medals - in Anatoly Alyabyev (20 km race) and in the relay. Alexander Tikhonov, who took part in it, took Olympic gold in the relay for the fourth time in a row.
Calgary 1988 (Canada)

When it took place: February 13 - 28, 1988
Sets played: 46
Won: 29 medals - 11 gold, nine silver and nine bronze

Canadian Calgary won the Olympics on the seventh attempt. Here, the USSR national team won the unofficial team standings, slightly ahead of their rivals from the GDR (25 medals: 9–10–6).
In Calgary, Soviet skiers especially distinguished themselves - they won 15 medals, five of them gold. In women, in addition to the relay squad, which was 1.5 minutes ahead of the Norwegians, Vida Vintsen (10 km) and Tamara Tikhonova (20 km) took gold.

In men, Aleksey Prokurorov (30 km) and Mikhail Devetyarov (15 km) excelled. In biathlon, Soviet athletes won four medals out of nine possible. Janis Kipurs and Vladimir Kozlov presented a sensation in the bobsleigh competitions, who in the “two” managed to surpass the masters from the GDR.

In figure skating, Soviet athletes again had no equal. In ice dancing, Natalya Bestemyanova and Andrey Bukin were the best. Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko were second. Among sports duets, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergey Grinkov celebrated the victory, Elena Valova and Oleg Vasilyev took second place.

Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexander Kozhevnikov, Alexei Kasatonov, Igor Larionov, Vladimir Krutov, Valery Kamensky, Vyacheslav Bykov and Alexander Mogilny became Olympic champions in hockey.

60 years ago, on July 19, 1952, Soviet athletes took part in the Olympic Games for the first time.

Performance of the USSR/Russia national team at the Summer Olympics :

The Russian team for the first time took part in IV Olympic Games in London (Great Britain) in 1908. The Russian team won three medals, including one gold and two silver. In the team standings (hereinafter, the team standings - by the number of gold medals won), the Russian team was in 12th place.

On XV Olympic Games in Helsinki (Finland) in 1952 for the first time the USSR national team took part. Soviet athletes took second place in the unofficial team standings, winning 71 medals: 22 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze.

On XVI Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne (Australia) in 1956 The Soviet Union team won 98 medals, including 37 gold, 29 silver and 32 bronze. In the team standings, the USSR team took first place.

On XVII Olympic Games in Rome (Italy) in 1960 The USSR national team won 103 medals: 43 gold, 29 silver and 31 bronze. In the team standings, the USSR team took first place.

On XVIII Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan) in 1964 The USSR national team won 96 medals: 30 gold, 31 silver and 35 bronze. In the team standings, the USSR national team took second place.

On XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City (Mexico) in 1968 The USSR national team won 91 medals: 29 gold, 32 silver and 30 bronze and took second place in the team standings.

On XX Olympic Games in Munich (Germany) in 1972 the Soviet Union team performed more successfully than other teams, winning 50 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze medals.

On XXI Olympic Games in Montreal (Canada) in 1976 USSR athletes were again the best - 49 gold, 41 silver and 35 bronze, a total of 125 awards.

On XXII Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow (USSR) the team of the host country of the games won a convincing victory in the unofficial team standings - 195 medals: 80 gold, 69 silver and 46 bronze medals.

IN XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles (USA) in 1984 the USSR national team did not take part. The games were boycotted by most socialist countries.

On XXIV Olympic Games in Seoul (South Korea) in 1988 The national team of the Soviet Union won 132 awards: 55 gold, 31 silver and 46 bronze medals. In the team standings, the USSR team took first place.

XXV Olympic Games in Barcelona (Spain) 1992. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the United Team of Independent States performed at the Olympics (except for the Baltic republics, which acted as independent teams), which won the most medals - 112, of which 45 were gold, 38 silver and 29 bronze.

On XXVI Olympic Games in Atlanta (USA) in 1996 for the first time since 1912, the Russian team competed, taking second place in the team event - 26 gold, 21 silver and 16 bronze medals, a total of 63 awards.

On XXVII Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney (Australia) Russian athletes took second place in the team standings, winning 89 medals, including 32 gold, 28 silver and 29 bronze.

On XXVIII Olympic Games in Athens (Greece) in 2004 The Russian national team took third place in the unofficial team standings. On account Russian athletes 27 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals, 92 awards in total.

On XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing (China) in 2008 The Russian team won 72 awards, including 23 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze and in the team event.

Performance of the USSR/Russia national team at the Winter Olympics :

The USSR national team for the first time took part in VII Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) in 1956. Soviet athletes won 16 medals, including seven gold, three silver and six bronze. In the team standings, Soviet athletes took first place (hereinafter, the team standings - in terms of the number of gold medals won).

On VIII Olympic Games in Squaw Valley (USA) in 1960 The USSR national team again took first place in the team event, winning 21 medals: 7 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze.

On IX Olympic Games in Innsbruck (Austria) in 1964 The USSR team won 25 medals, including 11 gold, eight silver and six bronze. In the team standings, Soviet athletes took first place.

On X Olympic Games in Grenoble (France) in 1968 The USSR national team won 13 medals, including five gold, five silver and three bronze. In the team standings, the USSR team took second place.

On XI Olympic Games in Sapporo (Japan) in 1972 The USSR national team took first place in the team event, winning 16 medals, including eight gold, five silver and three bronze.

On XII Olympic Games in Innsbruck (Austria) in 1976 the Soviet team won 27 medals, including 13 gold, six silver and eight bronze. In the team standings, the USSR team took first place.

On XIII Olympic Games in Lake Placid (USA) in 1980 The USSR national team again took first place in the team event, winning 22 medals: 10 gold, six silver and six bronze.

On XIV Olympic Games in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) in 1984 The USSR national team won 25 medals, including six gold, 10 silver and nine bronze. In the team standings, the USSR team took second place.

On XV Olympic Games in Calgary (Canada) in 1988 The USSR national team won 29 medals, including 11 gold, nine silver and nine bronze. In the team standings, the Soviet team