Athletistic/ Winter sports. Exactly ten years ago, the Winter Olympic Games took place in Sochi. Russia won one of the gold medals in the men’s short track relay. Viktor An, Semyon Elistratov, Vladimir Grigoriev and Ruslan Zakharov became Olympic champions. Elistratov indicated whether he communicated with his partners in the victorious relay.

– We see Ruslan periodically. He now competes in speed skating, so we meet at competitions. We see Volodya at every tournament, he is now the senior coach of the national team. We can write to Victor, ask him something, help each other with equipment,” Elistratov said in “Championship.”

Semyon Elistratov won bronze medals in the 1,500 meters at the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Games.

Latest sports news on our portal


@sportru