The composition of the Russian freestyle team for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing has been determined. This was reported on the website of the Freestyle Federation of Russia.
Ski acrobatics will be performed by Maxim Burov, Ilya Burov, Stanislav Nikitin, Lyubov Nikitina, Anastasia Prytkova and Yesenia Pantyukhova. Mogul - Nikita Novitsky, Nikita Andreev, Anastasia Smirnova, Victoria Lazarenko, Anastasia Pervushina, Polina Chudinova. In ski-cross - Sergey Ridzik, Igor Omelin, Kirill Sysoev, Anastasia Chirtsova, Ekaterina Maltseva, Natalya Sherina, Elizaveta Ponkratova. In slope-style / big-air - Anastasia Tatalina, Ksenia Orlova. In the half-pipe - Roman Egorov.
Russian freestylers were denied a special invitation to the WC in the USA Others Also, the Federation said that, together with the Russian Olympic Committee, they continue to seek additional quotas from the IOC and the International Ski Federation. This is due to the fact that due to the entry ban by the US and Canadian authorities, Russian athletes were unable to compete in qualifying competitions in these countries.
Athletes were unable to enter the US and Canada due to problems with coronavirus vaccinations. Only those vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by WHO are allowed into these countries. The WHO has not yet recognized Russian vaccines against COVID-19, and foreign ones are not supplied to Russia. Because of this, Russian athletes missed several stages of the World Cup.
The Beijing Olympic Games will be held from 4 to 20 February. At the 2018 Olympics, Russian freestylers won two bronze medals. Ridzik became the third in ski-cross, Ilya Burov - in acrobatics.
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