Beijing, Feb 3, Sergey Fuks. Skater Olga Fatkulina noted that the appointment the standard-bearer of the Russian delegation at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games is a dream come true for her. The opening of the Games will take place on Friday in Beijing. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) chose Fatkulina and hockey player Vadim Shipachyov as the flag bearers of the Russian delegation. legs. For me it was a dream, I almost cried with happiness! It seemed like an impracticable, serious dream, and then it turned out to be a reality, and everything went swimming for me. I am very touched, for me it is very patriotic! » — said Fatkulina. Fatkulina won silver in the 500 meters at the 2014 Games in Sochi. In 2017, the International Olympic Committee for violating anti-doping rules stripped Fatkulina of her silver medal at the Sochi Olympics and banned her from participation in the Games for life. In February 2018, she was fully acquitted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but she was forced to miss the Pyeongchang Olympics.
