The relay champions who helped beat Norway in the Olympic relay, Julia Stupak and Alexei Chervotkin, along with several other Russian figure skaters and athletes were promoted militarily by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday.
This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense on their websites.
Honoring the athletes who participate in the “Central Army Sports Club” – CSKA. They were honored for their efforts at the Beijing Olympics.
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Russian athletes won two cross-country skiing races at this winter’s Olympics, and Julia Stupak and Alexei Chervotkin were promoted to captain, according to the letter posted on the Defense Ministry’s website. Chervotkin and Stupak both wore the uniform during the distribution.
Biathlete Eduard Latypov, who won three bronze medals at the Olympic Games, was promoted to lieutenant general.
– Thank you for your support of sports across the country, says Stupak in his thank-you speech to the Minister of Defense, which appears on the ministry’s website. She also thanked in particular head skating Jelena Valpi.
Earlier this week, the Olympic champions from this winter were Praised by President Vladimir Putinwhich had a reception in the Kremlin.
– In my opinion, this was the best Olympic season in skiing, figure skating, freestyle and of course the hockey players did everything they could. You are all heroes, we are proud of you, said Defense Minister Shoigu, who along with Putin and a few others The decision to invade Ukraine should have been made.
Skaters and snowboarders were in attendance on Thursday when CSKA Moscow played their sixth game in the final series against Metallurg. It’s 3-3 ahead of Saturday’s crucial game, as Julia Stupak shows on social media:
Other athletes who received orders from the Minister of Defense include athletes Kristina Rytsova, Svetlana Mironova, Irina Kazakevich, Alexander Loginov, Maxim Tsitkov, Karim Khalili, cross country skier Alexander Terentjeev, figure skaters Daniil Aldosvakovar, Sergey and Sergedovak. free.
National Guard
The Defense Minister stated that CSKA has raised more than one generation of top athletes, and that it fits well with the club’s centenary in 2023.
Russia’s biggest ski star, Alexander Bolshunov, was promoted to captain in the National Guard during the Olympics. The same goes for Denis Spetsov, who was part of the relay winning team that won the silver at three miles. The Russian National Guard is directly subordinate to President Vladimir Putin – not part of the regular military forces. It was Putin himself who established the National Guard in late 2016.
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