Biathlon World Champion Anton Babikov told he supports the decision to postpone pursuit races at the Russian Cup stage in Khanty-Mansiysk due to severe frost.
From November 24 to 27, Khanty-Mansiysk hosts the first stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup. On Saturday morning, the temperature at the competition site fell to -27 degrees Celsius, due to which it was decided to postpone the pursuit until Sunday. The relay races scheduled for November 27 will not take place.
— We were expecting the transfer, because we knew in advance that Saturday would be the coldest. Therefore, we had no doubts. Also, we don’t have high hopes for tomorrow that the race will take place. In any case, we continue to work, it is important for us to do so not so much in terms of competition as in terms of training, because it is now the start of the season. We find times to do a functional load: today we did a rather tough workout in the gym on treadmills. As long as everything is in such a nature to get the job done. It’s not so important yet where he is: in training or in competition, ”Babikov said.
Is it too much to run in such conditions?
– Yes, it’s too much. Suppose that yesterday morning, when it was not yet so cold, we rode with Sasha Loginov in the formation. Before the descent, we look at each other and discuss something, after the descent I look at him, and his white cheeks are frozen. It was just downhill and the speed was not competitive at all. It’s also traumatic. Yesterday I watched cross-country skiing, which was commented on by Legkov. He said this thing: “Once frozen fingers become more sensitive.” Freeze your body parts now, so that later throughout the winter you won’t freeze at -30, but at -15… Of course, no one wants to take such risks at the start of the winter. ‘winter.
Did you get frostbite during the sprint?
‘No, I approached it with enough skill. I ran in warm mittens. I understood that this would negatively affect the filming, but, again, I was not ready to take any risks. We got a little used to this cold. I learned to warm up. Everything is relative, of course, but everything went well.
Source : MatchTV
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