In intense freezing conditions at the Russian Cup stadium in Khanty-Mansiysk, biathletes could run the relay without weapons or shots, the four-time Olympic champion told Alexander Tikhonov .
On Sunday, the Russian Cup stage in Khanty-Mansiysk ended earlier than expected due to weather conditions.
– You can’t tell the Almighty. How would I do? You should check the weather forecast in advance. There are sports complexes in the Urals where competitions can take place calmly. We must work, not sit and wait for the Almighty to order. In my time, we competed even at -30, no one was joking. But that was another era. There are big salaries in the Russian Biathlon Union, but there is no one to think about, does it turn out? For such salaries, you have to sleep at the shooting range. Now that there are modern equipment, it was possible to insulate better.
It was possible to calmly gather athletes, coaches and organize relay races in Khanty-Mansiysk without weapons, without shooting. Where is the speed factor? It was necessary to do at least high-speed work, to perform short runs, Tikhonov told .
At the first stage of the Russian Cup, only sprints took place, where Anastasia Goreeva and Karim Khalili won. The pursuit and relay races did not take place.
Source : MatchTV
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