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The skeleton of the Russian Federation announced the list of athletes who will participate in the next Olympics in Sochi.
Wednesday 5 February 2014 3 minutes reading time
The home team will be the only team that will field a full contingent with the beauty of a full six skelettonisti at the start of the event at Five Rings. In the men's field will rely on Russia to world champion Alexander Tretyakov, only athlete in a position to counter the dominance of Martins Dukurs and accredited by major bookmakers as favorite number 2 to the Olympic gold medal. The twenty-nine of Krasnoyarsk will have the added advantage of knowing the track in Sochi better than anyone else thanks to the numerous tests performed along with team-mates since last September, but at the same time will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders that could affect considerably during the race.
The home crowd will be expecting too much from Sergei Chudinov, surprising bronze World Championship in St. Moritz a year ago, this season capable of getting results rather interesting that they do come right between the group of potential athletes vying for a spot on podium. The men's team is completed by the young Russian Nikita Tregybov, born in 1995, he set in evidence in the circuit of the Intercontinental Cup won by himself the very last race of the season.
In the women's field, Russia will go on the hunt for an Olympic medal with three skelettoniste very young. The top athlete is without a doubt the 2013 European champion Elena Nikitina has a great thrust and improved greatly this season also led the stretches, but Maria and Olga Orlova Potylitsina will be the match for a place in the positions of the noble ranking.
Skeleton men's Alexander Tretyakov, Sergei and Nikita Chudinov Tregybov;
Women's Skeleton: Elena Nikitina, Maria and Olga Orlova Potylitsina
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