MOSCOW, January 7, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe said that Gleb Retivykh had lost his chances to compete at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Earlier, Vyalbe said that Retivykh needed to be won at the World Cup stage, which is included in the selection criteria. Before the start of the Games, only one stage will take place — in the Slovenian Planica (January 22-23). The races of the tournament in Le Rousse (France) were canceled due to the coronavirus. «The selection for the Russian national team for the Olympics is already over, Zetivykh did not get into it,» said Vyalbe. The Olympic Games in Beijing will be held from 4 to 22 February.
