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The Russian Federation cross-country has made official the names of the athletes who will compete in Lillehammer next Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday 3 December 2015 2 minutes reading time
In Skiathlon, will the game six men and six women, which will add two athletes per gender in the Relays, which will then route the two Russian teams. Compared to the Ruka Triple, rejected Evgeni Belov, a sharp delay condition, and Alexander Bessmetnykh, however both will compete in the relay. Stay at home specialists Sprint Alexey Petukhov and Nikita Kriukov, while making & agrave; instead his season debut Andrey Larkov.
No novelty & agrave; in the women: eight were all convened in the race in Kuusamo, stay at home the only Daria Storozhilova and Polina Kovaleva. This, then, l & rsquo; list of those summoned.
Women Anastasia Dotsenko Alevtina Tanygina Natalia Zhukova Julia Belorukova Evgenia Shapovalova Paulina Kaltsina Natalia Matveeva (relay only) Natalia Nepryaeva (relay only)
Men Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin Sergey Turyshev Stanislav Volzhentsev Sergey Ustiugov Andrey Larkov Alexander Bessmertnykh (relay only) Evgeni Belov (relay only)
Meanwhile, Finland comes the news of the illness of Iivo Niskanen. The 23 year old has a virus that causes nausea and, in consultation with the head coach Reijo Jylh & auml; and with his personal coach Olli Ohtonen, he decided to give up the trip to Lillehammer. No boy & egrave; He was summoned to replace him.
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