Bobsledders from Irkutsk Oblast were included in the Russian team for the Olympic Games in Sochi

Several athletes from Irkutsk Region joined the Russian bobsleigh team, pilots Alexander Zubkov and Alexander Kasyanov, as well as push athletes Alexey Negodaylo and Maxim Belugin. The team also includes other strong crews, and two women pairs are entered. Details in the report.

The Russian national team includes pilots from the Irkutsk Region, Alexander Zubkov and Alexander Kasyanov, as well as push athletes Alexey Negodaylo and Maxim Belugin.
In addition to the athletes from the Irkutsk Region, the national team also includes pilot Nikita Zakharov, push athletes Dmitry Trunenkov, Alexey Voyevoda, Alexey Pushkarev, Kirill Antyukh, Petr Moiseev, Ilvir Khuzin, and Maxim Mokrousov. The reserve push athletes are Dmitry Styopushkin and Nikolai Khrenkov.
The women’s crews (pilot / push athlete) will be Olga Stulneva and Lyudmila Udobkina, as well as Nadezhda Sergeeva and Nadezhda Paleeva. Reserve push athletes have not yet been determined.
As reported earlier, Denis Koval from Irkutsk was included in the Russian national speed skating team for the XXII Olympic Winter Games. In addition, Alexander Popov, a graduate of the Angarsk hockey school who currently plays for Omsk’s Avangard, was included in the Russian national team.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region