President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maygurov told he was grateful to the head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vialba for transition approval Natalia Shevchenko from cross-country skiing to biathlon.
On Monday, former skier Shevchenko won her first biathlon victory. The athlete overcame the distance in the sprint race in 24 minutes 22.5 seconds and shot zero on the lines. Before the start of the current season, she competed in cross-country skiing under the name Mekryukova.
– I am not at all surprised by the victory of Natalia, because during the season she showed good shooting and was always somewhere here. I think she was less and less confused by the victory. I’m just glad she can.
– Natalia wins in biathlon, Noskova wins prizes in skiing. What happens in general?
– All is well: good collaboration between skiers and biathletes. Elena Valerievna called me from Tyumen and congratulated me on the medal from Noskova. Now I will call him and congratulate Shevchenko on the gold.
– Do you think she regrets having missed such an athlete?
– You know, skiers develop good young people, good competition develops. I want to thank her once again for coordinating this transition, for not hanging on, but on the contrary, for giving the athlete the opportunity to realize himself in biathlon, ”Maygurov told .
The pursuit races of the Russian Championship will take place on Tuesday. The men will start at 9:00 a.m. Moscow time, the women at 12:00 p.m. Watch live broadcasts of the chases on , Match! Arena” and “Match! Country”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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