MOSCOW, January 17 Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev, said that the Russian team at the Beijing Olympics is capable of being in the top three in the team medal count. Earlier, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, said that the Russian team will fight for getting into the top three in the team medal count at the Beijing Games. «Our team always claims the highest places and is able to be in the top three of the team standings. The results of many of our athletes on the eve of the Games inspire the right optimism,» Svishchev told reporters. According to him, in many disciplines, athletes from Russia are out of competition, in particular in figure skating. «But, at the same time, as I said earlier, it is necessary to approach the competitions directly at the Games in Beijing in the same peak form. It is also important to be accurate and discipline in terms of epidemiological safety. In particular, with the advent of a new strain, omicron, into our everyday life … We need to be very careful, take care of our health as much as possible, and, as I said, follow the recommendations,» Svishchev added.
