Husband and wife claim Olympic medals within minutes of each other

Surrounded by snow and ice in Sochi, a husband and wife won Olympic medals within just minutes of each other in a heart-warming tale.

Vic Wild claimed gold for his adopted country Russia in the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom final, minutes after seeing his wife Alena Zavarzina scoop a bronze medal in the women’s event.

US-born Wild, who became a Russian citizen two years ago, beat Nevin Galmarini in the final at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, with Slovenia’s Zan Kosir completing the podium.