Three-time Olympic bronze medalist in biathlon Eduard Latypov said in an interview with that he would be interested in competing in cross-country skiing with three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov and other strong representatives of this sport.
Earlier, Russian national team coach Artem Istomin told that biathletes Ekaterina Noskova and Elizaveta Kaplina will compete in the Russian cross-country skiing championship. The tournament will take place in Tyumen from March 18 to 26.
– Olympic champion Alexei Chervotkin says a fit Latypov could qualify to enter the top six in the 15km ski race. What can you answer Chervotkin?
– With good form, there are chances to perform well. But there are a lot of strong athletes in cross-country skiing – Bolshunov, Chervotkin, Denis Spitsov and others. Sergei Ustyugov has shown good results lately. It’s rewarding to be with them in the fight, if I can do it. These are the strongest skiers not only in Russia, but also in the world. Running with them at the same distance is already a great pleasure. Moreover, we know Alexei well. It would be interesting to fight with them. It’s good that Alexey likes me so much.
Too bad it is not possible to go to them in the Russian Championship this time. God willing, in the future there will be another opportunity, but now there is not. We biathletes will soon have our own Russian championship, a very tight racing schedule. Now, it is better to concentrate on its competitions. If next season there is an opportunity to compete with skiers without compromising their races, I am ready to participate,” Latypov said in an interview with .
Watch live Alfa-Bank broadcasts of the Russian ski racing championship on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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