The deuce of Alexander Denisiev and Vladislav Antonov turned out to be the weak link of the Russians in the team tournament in luge. This was announced to RBC Sport by the 2006 Olympic medalist and standard-bearer of the Sochi Olympics Alexander Zubkov.
“Our lugers did their best, the singles Tatiana and Roman worked well, but the two did not work as it should be in a team race, hence such a result. If the deuce of Alexander Denisiev and Vladislav Antonov performed more successfully, they could compete for medals. Plus, the Italian team did not come out with the whole squad, if they had an optimal squad, they would also fight for medals. Therefore, our lugers acted in their strength, ”said Zubkov.
Russian lugers placed fourth in the relay at the Olympics 2022 Olympics The Russian luge team took fourth place in the relay at the Beijing Olympics.
The team consisted of Tatyana Ivanova, Roman Repilov and the pair Alexander Denisiev / Vladislav Antonov. The Russians lost 1.261 seconds to the winners.
Gold was won by the Germans with a score of 3 minutes 03.406 seconds. Natalie Geisenberger, Johannes Ludwig and the pair Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt won the second gold medals at the Beijing Games after victories in the individual events. Heisenberger became a six-time Olympic champion.
Ivanova had previously won bronze in individual competitions in Beijing, Repilov was ninth, Denisiev and Antonov were eighth. The relay was held at the Olympic Games for the third time in history, in Sochi the Russians were second, in Pyeongchang - seventh.
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