Coach of the Russian national biathlon team Mikhail Shachilov reported to that he would organize a mass start among the athletes in his group after the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen was canceled due to cold weather.
Three hours before the start of the first race, journalists accompanied by a technical delegate and the competition jury went to three points where the temperature on the track was measured. At the lowest point, the temperature dropped to -23 degrees. After that it was decided to cancel the whole stage.
— Am I right in saying that you want your mass to begin here?
– Yes. The girls deigned to do it themselves, they were preparing for departure. Purely my group, I haven’t announced anything to anyone. When will this be the case? Well, now we will shoot, we are going for a warm-up. About 30 minutes later we were driving at -35 ourselves, no big deal. Four lines without penalties, shortened, without a doubt. We will continue to train here. Let’s wait and see what happens next. And Ufa. We will be training here for the next two days.
— Many are against running in the cold, voted the majority of the jury.
— The athletes train, there is a dialogue. Athletes want it. Those who don’t want to don’t start. Sheller (Yulia) does not want – does not start. The rest unfolds like a vacation, with great pleasure, the skis are ready. It will still be cold, but what to do?
— Will this affect your health in any way?
– Everyone will be dressed warmly. -23 degrees, no wind,” Shachilov told .
Watch broadcasts of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup races on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV

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