Double Olympic champion in biathlon Dmitry Vasiliev in a conversation with , he said that following the results of an individual 15 km race at the Russian Cup stage in Uvat, he discovered several new athletes.
Vasily Tomshin won the individual race with a time of 42 minutes 9.6 seconds and 1 penalty. Second place was taken by Nikita Porshnev, who was 0.4 seconds behind Tomshin and had no misfires. The third result was demonstrated by Ivan Kolotov (2 misses, +8.5 seconds).
– According to the results – there is something to rejoice, there is something to be upset. Leaders should shoot better, the same Latypov, Serokhvostov, who claimed leadership in the team. Congratulations Tomshin today, he coped with the race and delighted everyone in St. Petersburg. It’s nice to see new names coming up. Yet biathlon is an ongoing process that cannot be stopped, so new names will continue to appear that may surprise. I discovered several athletes for myself today.
– For instance?
– Kolotov, he ran very well today, taking third place with two misses, he looked very good with his feet. This is a serious demand for leadership. Chipmunkov showed a good result, but his name is not entirely new, he has already shown himself.
The Belarusians didn’t look too good today, and Latypov was traditionally a good shot, but he has to deal with the shot, even though he’s already at a pretty decent age. Babikov is also a good shooter, but today there are five penalty minutes. Such moments make athletes think that something is not normal in our kingdom. You have to show yourself in a balanced way. Lots of people need to tighten their shot in 3-4-5 misses a lot, a maximum of two can be allowed. Well, the athlete also has to be good movement, I’m not talking about super speeds here, even though Khalili is doing wonders with his feet early in the season.
Initially, the race was designed for 20 km, but due to severe frosts the distance was reduced to 15 km. For each miss, the athlete received a 45-second penalty.
Source : MatchTV
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