MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

Russia took a disappointing 11th place in the overall medals table, winning three golds, five silvers and seven bronzes. Its hotly-tipped ice-hockey team was also knocked out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage by eventual winners Canada, going down 7-3.

"It"s true that Tyagachev has resigned," the press chief of the Olympic Committee told gazeta.ru.

"It was said a lot of times that the Olympic Committee would not answer for the sporting preparation," Gennady Shvets went on. "But Tyagachev, like a real sportsman and a great trainer, accepted the blame for everyone."

However, Tygachev"s press secretary denied the reports.

"So far, there has been no official announcement," Darya Chervonenko told RIA Novosti.

The former sports and tourism minister has been in the post since 2001.

Medvedev said on Monday that, "Those who bear responsibility for the Olympic preparations...should take a courageous decision and submit their resignations

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