BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 : Russian ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov became the first individual neutral athlete (AIN) of these Winter Games to win a medal on Thursday, when he secured silver in the first-ever "SkiMo" men’s sprint event at an Olympics.  There were no Russian flags in the stands for him, as per IOC rules, but Filippov’s friends were there to support him, chanting “Nikita, Nikita,” as the 23-year-old ascended the podium.  There was no contrasting booing to be heard from the crowds and

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