Athletistic/Short track. Russian short track speed skater Semyon Elistratov, Olympic champion in 2014 in Sochi, discussed possible participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics as a neutral athlete.

“To be honest, I would really like to participate in my fifth Olympic Games. Especially in Italy, where you can find such delicious pasta and excellent coffee. Of course, I would go there not for that, but to have the ‘opportunity to stand on the But for now, “we don’t know exactly how this will all happen. If I have to sign some kind of declaration, what’s the point? Why should I betray my family, my coaches and my country?” – said the athlete in an interview with TASS.

On February 9, during the short track competition of the Spartakiad of the Strongest, Elistratov took second place at a distance of 1,500 meters. Vladimir Balbekov won the gold medal and Maxim Shevelev received the bronze.


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