MOSCOW, Jan 26, by Oleg Bogatov. Overclocker Alexei Pushkarev tested for coronavirus at the training camp in Sochi, he gave a positive result, the athlete is isolated from the team, said Pavel Shcheglovsky, head coach of the Russian national bobsleigh team. The team should fly to Beijing on January 31. Shcheglovsky said that the team is awaiting the results of the athlete’s next tests and is considering a possible replacement. “Aleksey Pushkarev passed a positive test (for coronavirus) at a training camp in Sochi,” Shcheglovsky said. “He is now in Sochi in isolation, retakes tests, and the rest of the team flew to Moscow on January 24. We are at the base in Novogorsk and are training. We are waiting for the results of his tests.»
