"It feels awesome to be an Ambassador for the Olympic Games, an event eagerly awaited by millions," said Aleksander Zoubkov. "Like most Russian athletes, I have great hopes for the Sochi Games. We have sledded in many countries and parts of the world, but we've never hosted a tournament on our own ice, unlike Germans or Italians. Thankfully, the Sochi Olympics will give us a quality ice course, so I'm planning to make my fans proud in 2014."