The coaching staff will include Oleg Merkushin and Igor Yashchenko
new head coach of the Ukrainian women’s biathlon team will become Nicholas Zots.
Previously, the coach worked with the junior team of Ukraine. The coaching staff of Zots will also include Oleg Merkushin and Igor Yashchenko.
The official presentation of the coaches, as well as the athletes included in the national team for the preparation for the new season, should take place on Wednesday, April 12.
Anastasia Merkushina also spoke about the upcoming changes in the coaching staff of the national team. According to her, this decision was made by the general decision of the athletes.
“I can say that if we take the first numbers of the women’s team, then there has not been such unity in decisions for quite a long time. Together with the girls, we agreed on a new coaching staff. It is important that we managed to unite and make our choice. We were finally heard,” Merkushina stressed.
Last season, Alexander Kravchenko worked with the women’s team, Juraj Sanitra with the men’s team. The Slovak coach will continue to lead the team in the 2023/24 season.
Ukraine for the first time in history finished the season without awards at the World Cup. At the same time, the men’s and women’s teams entered the top 10 of the Nations Cup standings, which allowed Ukraine to maintain a quota of five athletes for individual races for the next season.
Source: Sportarena
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