Beijing, Feb 15, Sergey Yaremenko. Russian speed skater Daniil Aldoshkin expresses his emotions emotionally Aldoshkin, Sergei Trofimov and Ruslan Zakharov won silver medals in the team race on Tuesday after finishing in the semi-final of the team race at the Beijing Olympics, there was no subtext in his actions, said Alexei Kravtsov, president of the Russian Skating Union (SKR). After defeating the Americans in the semi-finals, Aldoshkin threw up his hands with the middle finger out. «Today was a very emotional day for our team. Daniil is a debutant of the Games, he has the first Olympic medal in his career. In the semi-finals, the team set an Olympic record. It was a splash of emotions. We talked with the athlete, he made a statement at a press conference. Emotions took over at the finish line, there was no subtext in this action. We are sorry if someone took this situation differently and it offended someone. On behalf of the Russian Skating Union, we bring their official apologies,» the press service of the ICR quoted Kravtsov as saying.
