The Russians used the Julian calendar during the 1908 Olympics, while most of Europe, including the host country England, used the Gregorian calendar. This difference caused the Russian shooting team to arrive 12 days late for their event because their dates were based on the Julian calendar, which was behind the Gregorian calendar by 12 days at that time
. Specifically, the Russian shooters arrived according to the Julian calendar date, which was 12 days after the event had already finished on the Gregorian calendar. This calendar discrepancy is the reason often cited for their late arrival at the 1908 London Summer Olympics
