The advantage of a five-time Olympic winner Johannes Be compared to other biathletes in the current season at the World Cup is due to the lack of intensive work and concentration of many leaders in the post-Olympic season, the former head coach of the Russian national team told Anatoly Khovantsev .
On Wednesday, the Norwegian won earlier than expected in the overall standings for the 2022/23 World Cup season. Be’s closest pursuer, 29, his compatriot Sturla Legreyd, will miss the first race of the World Cup stage in Östersund, Sweden, due to illness. Because of Be 1319 points, Legrade, second in the general classification, has 920. Failing the race, Legrad will lose the theoretical chances of catching up with the five-time Olympic champion.
– It seems to me that the superiority of Be is connected with the post-Olympic season, when many top athletes allowed themselves to work less intensively. They don’t have that focus this year. But, of course, the level of the Norwegian team is very high. Perhaps internal competition also boosted Johannes. The bench is very big, it makes you work to the maximum,” Khovantsev told .
This season, the Norwegian has won 16 individual races. He also set a record for the most podiums in individual races – 19 times in a row.
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Source : MatchTV
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