It is expected that the team leader will be ready to compete from the second stage of the World Cup in Hochfilzen
Senior coach Ukrainian women’s biathlon team Nikolay Zots said that the team leader Julia Jima will miss the first stage World Cup 2023/24 in Swedish Ostersund. The biathlete will prepare for the start of the second stage in Hochfilzen, Austria.
“Her participation in Östersund is impossible. Julia would help us, of course, because she is the leader of the team. But if she comes to Östersund, there are many reservations that she could have a bad or unstable season.”
“Because of her illness, she had such September and October. There was a breakdown in the training process, she needs to make up for everything. There is no time to do basic work before Östersund. In order not to rush, it is better for her to come to Hochfilzen. She will come from “heights” and will be in normal conditions, it will be better for her and the team.”
It was previously reported that Jim fell ill during a preparatory training camp in Oberhof, Germany. According to the biathlete’s coach, Slovenian Uros Velepec, treatment and recovery will take a lot of time and effort for the athlete.
The second stage of the 2023/24 World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, starts on December 8. It is expected that Dmitry Pidruchny, who is recovering from a broken arm, will also be ready by this time.
The 2023/24 Biathlon World Cup starts in Ostersund, Sweden on November 25. By the end of this year, stages will also take place in Hochfilzen and Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Source: Sportarena
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