MOSCOW, January 25, Oleg Bogatov. Silver medalist of the 2018 Olympics skeletonist Nikita Tregubov passed two positive tests for coronavirus shortly before flying to the Games in Beijing, head coach of the Russian national bobsleigh and skeleton team Danil Chaban said. In Beijing, Evgeny Semenenko will replace. «Nikita Tregubov had two positive results for coronavirus during the training camp in Sochi. Now he is in quarantine in Sochi under the supervision of FMBA (Federal Medical Biological Agency) doctors. The main team is in Novogorsk, today and tomorrow Nikita must pass tests for coronavirus — we hope for negative results and follow how the situation develops. All other athletes of the national team have negative tests. ai replacement for Tregubov) we have Evgeny Rukosuev as a substitute. We will fly to Beijing on January 31,» Chaban said. The 2022 Olympic Games will be held on February 4-20.
