Latypov, 29, is calm and thorough. Vacation – in my native village, for football – according to Fan ID, 50 km – with a flask on your belt, cooking dumplings in a kettle is no problem. At the same time, he remains number one in the national biathlon, runs long distances better than all but one skier and watches the percentage of shots at the World Cup in order to return there competitively.
– The other day you, as a member of a group of biathletes, became a member of the RRF Athletes’ Commission. On a voluntary basis?
The meeting took place last year. It was discussed that it would be good to create such a structure for athlete feedback with the federation and other pressing matters. The idea was discussed on both sides and the management implemented it.
– The first three points requiring the intervention of the committee?
– I will not name urgent and painful issues, it is necessary to discuss. But something operational does not happen so rarely. To organize competitions, pay fees, run in severe frost, for example. There are problems in certain regions or athletes who find themselves in a difficult situation. From now on, it will be possible to transmit it quickly to the management. Although everything is new, the season will show what we can influence, what we cannot. At times, athletes might help by simply stating their position.
– Where do you spend your holidays?
– At home, in the village of Kamyshla, Samara region. I train a little, I do some gardening. Small village business.
– Do your parents have a large household?
– There are no living creatures, only beds, potatoes, vegetables.
“Will you spend all your holidays in Kamyshl?”
– I do not intend to leave Russia, a lot of household chores have accumulated.
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– How were you torn between the simultaneous cup matches between Krylia and CSKA on Wednesday? Well done to both teams.
– I watched both. I came to the end of the army team with the Urals, then I captured the Wings with Krasnodar, the matches did not end at the same time. I also looked at Akron and Spartak.
– Were you happy in the last case?
I do not rejoice in losses, but in victories. The people of Togliatti are wonderful, with character, tight-knit, young. How many “tops” have already been eliminated, they show beautiful football and everyone underestimates them. For the “Wings” was upset, of course. They know how to wreak havoc in the last minutes, they made a comeback again, but no luck. Slightly, they are not enough in responsible matches. CSKA are ahead of the second leg in Yekaterinburg, chances are.
– Why a resident of the Samara region is a fan of “Wings” is understandable. Where does the sympathy for the army come from?
– In 2005, I watched their UEFA Cup victory at night. I just turned on the TV and there was football. And I liked it so much that since then I have been supporting CSKA. I haven’t even supported the Wings yet, but I have already sympathized with CSKA.
— I know you have a Fan ID. When are you going to use it?
– I already went with my family to the Wings – Dynamo that year. On April 29, I intend to go to the Zenit of Samara.
– How was the recent Yugra Marathon for you, where you lost only to Sergey Ustyugov?
– Physically? His back was a little numb, he always carried a tank with a large volume of liquid. The track in Khanty is specific, there are no slopes, there is nowhere to rest. The leg muscles made themselves felt, which must constantly work to maintain high speed on the plain. In terms of intensity, it was one of the hardest marathons for me. They are all different. Somewhere the participants go in a calm group and sort out the finish line. And then the marathon started from the first meters. Ustyugov immediately set the tone, arranged a lot of pins, it was not easy to follow him.
– At the 70-kilometer marathon in Monchegorsk, he did not cling to the tanks, he drank what the coaches gave on the track. Why did you have to carry food by yourself?
“The skiers have calculated everything, the coaches know the areas to stand or go, the athlete imagines where he wants to drink. We are not very experienced in this, especially if the race lap is long. Which loop was in Monchegorsk?
– 10 kilometers.
– There are 25 in Khanty, it is more difficult to find places for coaches on the track: what if the thirst begins to torment, and there are still 20 km to go? Maybe the skiers are ready to be patient, it’s more difficult for us in the long races. I had to hang gels and liquids on myself.
– It turned out that even though the marathon was skiing, they still almost carried a gun on them.
– With the nutrition system and gels – two kilograms, not only behind the back, but in the lower back. For a long distance, the load is significant, with each kilometer it makes itself felt more and more. If I run other marathons, I will try to see more clearly.
– Ekaterina Noskova consulted with the coaches on the technique of the course before the Russian Ski Championship. Have you also consulted?
No, but I could run. On the flat ground, it didn’t make sense to push often. He saved strength through powerful repulsions, included his knee, pelvis, used inertia, rolled “on his foot”.
– What do you plan to change to prepare for the new season compared to the previous ones?
– Plans have already been made, the first collection will take place in Toksovo near St. Petersburg. I sketched out what I would like to change, ahead of coordination with the coaches and adjustments during work. In any case, the preparation will be different from last year.
– In which way ?
– A little bit of everything. Shooting, technique, physical. In the season there were errors, it is necessary to correct.
– Is your significant pause before the third hit on the “rack” part of the list of problems to be corrected?
– Certainly.
“Obviously there are reasons. What exactly?
– It depends on the situation. Sometimes you can’t do without a break because of the weather conditions: the wind, for example, to which you have to adapt. At another point, fatigue takes its toll, causing an error, or you have to deliberately delay the shot based on accuracy. We do not shoot at the shooting range, attempts at turns must be valued. I want to do everything quickly and smoothly, but it doesn’t work every time. That’s what the pre-season will be. The level of World Cup shooting is very high right now. We have to comply with it, even if we are not yet performing abroad.
– If you approach the line with the right pulse, will it be possible to shoot without delay?
– The border is different everywhere. Somewhere downhill you come out there, somewhere uphill or flat. It is better to start shooting in an optimal state, another thing is to know how to achieve it, because it is not always possible to recover. This means that it is necessary to work out possible situations and look for reservations. If there are three races in a row on the calendar, it is quite difficult to keep the concentration on the third because of fatigue. But you can’t do without it, which means you have to train, and that’s what I call reserves. If you notice, at the end of the season, some athletes collapse in shooting and technique. A consequence of fatigue, which can only be treated by training.
How is the inventory now? Are there enough skis?
“It has become more difficult, but we are managing so far. There are not enough skis, but access to products from the world’s leading brands is limited. We research options, help old stocks.
– Will you stay in Yuri Kaminsky’s group?
– Yes.
You are both calm people. Did you hear how the trainer makes noise and swears?
– Scream directly – I don’t remember, although anything can happen in controversial times. Personally, Kaminsky did not suit me, but they discussed it, no one canceled emotions in sports.
– We know you don’t swear at all. What do you say if a hammer falls on your foot?
– Nothing. True, and the hammers on the foot do not particularly fall. You’ll grab a stud, scratch your finger, endure it, and that’s it. I’m used to not reacting, I’m not in the mood to mate. Maximum – you will shout “how that!”, But in general it is restrained.
– In the national team, you are known as a hairdresser. And Bolshunov, for example, cooked pizza with burgers. How are you doing with the culinary business?
– Not without hope, I suppose. After all, we cook porridge and pasta at training camp. I cooked soups at home, I can make pilaf, fry meat. If you get confused, I dare to do something more interesting. Trial balloon anyway, so why not? But so far, he has mastered the complex sports recipe best: throwing a packet of meatballs into boiling salt water.
“Not in a teapot, at least?”
– I had to cook in a kettle when I was younger. Not all athletes carry a saucepan or slow cooker with them.
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