Renowned skeleton instructor Willi Schneider appears set to lead the
host nation’s athletes at yet another Olympic Games after being
announced as the new Italian national coach.
Sochi 2014 women's skeleton Olympic bronze medallist Elena Nikitina
has claimed that Russian athletes have not received prize money from
the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation for the last two
seasons.
A positive result for the 15-year-old Russian Olympic Committee figure skater calls into question her team’s gold medal and her participation in the Games and the organization responsible for holding them.