Lukáš Bauer fails in skiathlon medal bid

Czech cross country skier Lukáš Bauer failed to get in the medals in the skiathlon event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. He ended in seventh place after a collision in the closing stages which separated him from the leading group. The warm conditions also worked against him, Bauer said. Bauer already won a bronze in the 15 kilometre freestyle event earlier in the games. His strongest discipline, the 50 kilometre race, takes place on February 28. Bauer previously took home silver in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.