Beijing, February 1, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Olympic champion in short track Semyon Yelistratov said that he had no problems communicating with Ukrainian athletes at the Beijing Games. The Beijing Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February. Earlier, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Vadim Gutzeit said that athletes were advised not to stand next to the Russians during any events at the Olympic Games in order to avoid provocations. «I have known Oleg Gandey for a long time, we periodically train together. We have a very close relationship , friendly relations. There are no problems in communication. Oleg always tells me: «Sam, do not pay attention, this is politics.» He said many times that we are fraternal peoples, that he has relatives in Russia. It also seems to me, maybe I it’s wrong that we are fraternal peoples, we still have the same blood,» Yelistratov told reporters.
