Ex-biathlete Podchufarova thinks the idea of ​​giving everyone the same skis is interesting, but technically unfeasible

Former Russian biathlete Olga Podchufarova commented on the words of the Olympic champion from Norway, who offered to organize competitions using the same equipment for all participants.

— Ole Hattestad, coach of the Slovenian ski team, offered to equalize the equipment of all World Cup participants. The organizers, according to the winner of the 2014 Olympics, could distribute skis randomly, taking into account only the height of the athletes. So it would not be the technologies that would be in competition, but the people. Promising idea?

– There is a rational grain here, especially since in the summer roller skis are distributed in this way. Another thing is how to put it into practice. It will be very difficult for manufacturers to ensure that all skis ride the same. Even though only one structure is provided to participants, couples will give different rentals, I know this first hand.

Second question: inventory and lubrication are big business. Is it possible to reset it at the green light from above? There are big doubts, if not in Formula 1, where the brands fight for the mass market, the same cars would have been introduced a long time ago. All industry is based on money and income. Equal starting chances in the sport is a big plus, but technically it’s hardly feasible, Podchufarova told .

The biggest success of Podchufarova’s career was the bronze medal at the 2017 World Cup in the mixed relay. From 2019 to 2021, the biathlete tried to become a Slovenian citizen, but was refused and sent back to Russia. She announced her retirement last year.

Find the full interview with Olga Podchufarova on Sunday morning on the site!

Watch all the races of the PARI stages of the Commonwealth Cup, the PARI Cup stages and the Russian Biathlon Championship on the television channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites. On February 19 at 9:50 (Moscow time) the program “Biathlon with Dmitry Guberniev” will be broadcast on “”.

Source : MatchTV

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