On January 26, 2010 the Russian Olympic Executive Committee approved the list of the 175 Russian athletes who qualified for the national Olympic team to participate in the XXI Olympic Games in Vancouver. The athletes represent 31 regions of the country. There are 51 Merited Masters of Sports, 72 International Masters of Sports, 41 Masters of Sports, 10 candidates for Masters of Sports and even one First Rate Master on the team.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Wilf / Go to the mediabankOn January 26, 2010 the Russian Olympic Executive Committee approved the list of the 175 Russian athletes who qualified for the national Olympic team to participate in the XXI Olympic Games in Vancouver. The athletes represent 31 regions of the country. There are 51 Merited Masters of Sports, 72 International Masters of Sports, 41 Masters of Sports, 10 candidates for Masters of Sports and even one First Rate Master on the team. Biathlete Olga Zaitseva holds the most titles, being an Olympic Champion (the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin) and an International Master of Sports.
On January 26, 2010 the Russian Olympic Executive Committee approved the list of the 175 Russian athletes who qualified for the national Olympic team to participate in the XXI Olympic Games in Vancouver. The athletes represent 31 regions of the country. There are 51 Merited Masters of Sports, 72 International Masters of Sports, 41 Masters of Sports, 10 candidates for Masters of Sports and even one First Rate Master on the team. Biathlete Olga Zaitseva holds the most titles, being an Olympic Champion (the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin) and an International Master of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Wilf / Go to the mediabankBiathlete Ivan Tcherezov, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Biathlete Ivan Tcherezov, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankAlexander Zubkov, on the national bobsleigh team, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Alexander Zubkov, on the national bobsleigh team, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Ilia Pytalev / Go to the mediabankRussian national skating team captain, Yevgeny Lalenkov, an International Master of Sports.
Russian national skating team captain, Yevgeny Lalenkov, an International Master of Sports.
© RIA NovostiCross-country skier Vasily Rochev, a Merited Masters of Sports and a bronze medal winner in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Cross-country skier Vasily Rochev, a Merited Masters of Sports and a bronze medal winner in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
© BoscoSportCross-country skier Yevgeniya Medvedeva (Arbuzova), an International Master of Sports. A gold medal winner in the 4x5 km relay race and a bronze medal winner in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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Cross-country skier Yevgeniya Medvedeva (Arbuzova), an International Master of Sports. A gold medal winner in the 4x5 km relay race and a bronze medal winner in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankLuger Albert Demtschenko, an International Master of Sports and a silver medal winner in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Luger Albert Demtschenko, an International Master of Sports and a silver medal winner in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Fedorenko / Go to the mediabankFreestyle skier Vladimir Lebedev, a Merited Masters of Sports and a bronze medal winner in the men's aerials at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Freestyle skier Vladimir Lebedev, a Merited Masters of Sports and a bronze medal winner in the men's aerials at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankFigure skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko, a Merited Masters of Sports, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist and the silver prize winner at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Figure skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko, a Merited Masters of Sports, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist and the silver prize winner at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankHockey player Ilya Kovalchuk, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir ViatkinHockey player Yevgeny Malkin, an International Master of Sports.
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Hockey player Yevgeny Malkin, an International Master of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankHockey player Pavel Datsyuk, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Hockey player Pavel Datsyuk, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zolotarev / Go to the mediabankRussian hockey player Sergei Fyodorov, a Merited Masters of Sports, silver medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a bronze medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Russian hockey player Sergei Fyodorov, a Merited Masters of Sports, silver medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a bronze medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei AverianovHockey player Alexander Ovechkin, a Merited Masters of Sports.
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Hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zolotarev / Go to the mediabankHockey goaltender Yevgeny Nabokov, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Hockey goaltender Yevgeny Nabokov, a Merited Masters of Sports.
© RIA Novosti . Ilia Pytalev / Go to the mediabankRussian national short-track team captain Nina Yevteyeva, a Merited Masters of Sports.
Russian national short-track team captain Nina Yevteyeva, a Merited Masters of Sports.