Sochi (RWH) Three female and three male skeleton athletes the Bobsleigh Federation of Russia named for the BMW IBSF World Cup 2017/2018. According to the Federations Facebook page, Olympic Bronze Medallist Elena Nikitina, Junior World Champion Yulia Kanakina and Renata Khuzina will compete in women’s skeleton.
Olympic Champion Alexander Tretiakov and Junior World Champion Nikita Tregybov team up with World Cup rookie Vladislav Marchenkov. The 21-years-old was third overall in the IBSF Intercontinental Cup last winter. ©RWH2017
Alexander Tretiakov, left, and Nikita Tregybov (both RUS), Photos: Charlie Booker
