Double Olympic champion Anna Bogaliy in a conversation with a correspondent, she called the huge potential of the Russian biathlete Irina Kazakevich after his victory in the sprint race at the fifth round of the PARI Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi.
Kazakevich covered the distance in 22 minutes 57.2 seconds with a penalty. The second and third places were taken by the Belarusian Dinara Alimbekova-Smolskaya and Russian Tamara Derbusheva respectively.
– Even speaking with Irina herself and with her teammates with whom she worked, I can say that she had a lot of work shooting and training in slow motion. Now I really hope the work will turn into quality – something that couldn’t be shown at the start of the season. I hope some stability will come now. The redesigned volume comes to the quality of shooting.
In fact, there are often situations where, after the Olympics, there is a kind of shock, pressure. We also see it in other athletes. As if you go at the start, you concentrate, then you have no more strength. Not so much physical as moral. Especially now everyone is working in the country. There is a certain extension, everyone needs time. But especially after the Olympics. Even analyzing my performance, I will say that the following year after the Games is almost a negative season. Working below potential. An athlete always wants to restore his position after the Olympics, thus leaving for work that does not immediately bring results. Works for the future, but not always in the immediate future. It is quite difficult to get out of this state. I can even say it for myself.
But let’s see, at the end of January, Irina got some improvements. I liked the way she finished the finish lap. She was more collected. Also, 20 seconds in the front row is a very good start. That is to say, the speed is maintained. It is clear that they were working in the mountains. In principle, this is the second week of competition for them. Anyway, very happy for her. Congratulations to Ira. She has huge potential, you have to not spill it, but harvest it little by little and show the result,” Bogaliy told .
On January 28, in Raubichi, as part of the Commonwealth Cup stage, the men’s and women’s pursuit races will take place. Live broadcasts will start at 10:40 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. (Moscow time), respectively, on the channel and on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites. Watch the program “Biathlon with Dmitry Guberniev” on January 29 at 1:00 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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