Beijing, Feb 2, Oleg Bogatov. Olympic luge and bobsleigh track — 2022 in China, after the changes made, has become smoother and softer than in October last year, and the ice condition is tougher, said Denis Alimov, head coach of the Russian national skeleton team. The Russian team will include skeletonists Alexander Tretyakov, Evgeny Rukosuev, Daniil Romanov, Elena Nikitina , Yulia Kanakina and Alina Tararychenkova. «Today we had our first acquaintance with the updated track,» Alimov said. «Compared to October, when we were here, it has become better: the turns are now more elongated, and the track is smoother and softer. The only thing the difference is that the ice is 5 degrees colder than then, today its temperature was minus 10. On tracks in Europe it is usually minus 3 — minus 4, and only on the track in St. Moritz it differs, there is minus 10 — minus 12. Such hard ice rarely happens on large competitions.» «The first starts went well, it's good that we have the opportunity to perform additional races,» the agency's interlocutor added. “Now we will watch the videos and decide what can be changed and corrected,” the specialist added. The Olympics will be held on February 4-20, two sets of medals will be played in the skeleton (one for men and one for women).
