MOSCOW, January 25, Oleg Bogatov. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games — 2018 skeletonist Nikita Tregubov said that the situation with coronavirus infection is not terrible, and he expects to take part in the Games in Beijing. Earlier on Tuesday, the head coach of the Russian national bobsleigh and skeleton team Danil Chaban said that Tregubov passed two tests for coronavirus, which showed a positive result, shortly before departure for the Games in Beijing during the collection. Now the athlete is in quarantine in Sochi. “I took a coronavirus test about three hours ago, the results will be tomorrow,” Tregubov said. “On January 21 and 22, the results of two tests I had were positive, after which I stayed in Sochi for quarantine. In fact, the situation is not terrible, in theory, I have enough time to have time to pass negative tests. I meet the deadlines, because the skeleton competitions will be held on February 10 and 11. «The athlete noted that he really hopes for negative results in subsequent tests.» I feel good now and I don’t have any health problems,” added the skeletonist, “It’s clear that if I have a virus, then I won’t be cured in a day. Miracles don’t happen, some time must pass. I need to pass four negative test — two before arrival at the base of the team (the Russian team is currently in Novogorsk) and two already at the base. I really hope for this and fight for it. I am 95 percent in time for the departure of the team, scheduled for January 31, I can fly to Beijing and another flight later. The main thing is that this desire should be not only with me, but also with the leadership of the federation and the coaching staff. Everything now depends on the leadership of the team.»
