Quadruple European champion Evgenia Burtasova told that she plans to focus on preparing for the Spartakiad of the Strongest, so she will likely miss the Russian Cup and Commonwealth Cup stages.
Burtasova took 41st place in the women’s sprint at the first stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup on Friday with two penalties. During the offseason, the biathlete suffered from an acute respiratory tract infection. The Spartakiad of the Strongest will be held from February 9 to 19 in five regions of Russia.
— Of course, the illness now has consequences. I started training on October 25, when I found myself at the rink. There was no preparation this summer. I understand that it’s a very big inconvenience when we haven’t been anywhere during the preparation for the season. The body doesn’t listen to you at all. You go out and try to do something.
Now we will decide with the coach that, most likely, before the Spartakiad I will prepare, do something with my body, get in shape. I don’t see any other option. But I’m not going to give up.
—Is the task now to prepare the Spartakiad? Will you miss competitions?
– I think so. Expelling from yourself what is not there is a mistake. There is no base, there is no high-speed work,” Burtasova told .
Pursuit races will take place on Saturday during the second stage of the Russian Cup. The broadcast of the men’s pursuit race will begin at 09:35 Moscow time, and that of the women’s pursuit at 12:50 Moscow time. Watch live broadcasts on the channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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