The Russian biathlon team’s wax truck broke down in cold weather on the road from Tyumen to Ufa. To bring skis to the biathletes, buses arrived from the capital of Bashkortostan, the head of the national team’s service team, Alexander Pechersky, told .
The stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Tyumen, which was supposed to take place from December 6 to 10, was canceled due to severe frosts. The first races of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup stage in Ufa will take place on Friday.
— Due to severe frosts in Tyumen it was sometimes -43 degrees, the equipment apparently could not withstand it. On the way from Tyumen to Ufa, on a hill, the gearbox broke down. There the Scania has an automatic transmission, it turned out that the downshift was not reset, so it did not shift up. We contacted the representative office in Moscow, where we are under maintenance, and they told us that it was a sad story: the oil in the box had frozen. Maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal if we could put it in a hot box and warm it up, but unfortunately we couldn’t find a box in Tyumen, so we made an appointment at the company center on Saturday. So we still had the truck there.
— And the skis?
— Our minibuses, arriving from Ufa, are currently reloading skis, equipment, materials, machines, etc. from the truck. Nothing should interfere with training, because tomorrow morning or at the latest in the afternoon everything will be in place in Ufa.
— To what extent is this a problem for the service, because waxing has to be shared with the regions?
– Of course, after working in our hair removal practice, you get used to the good things. The advantage of our varnish is that you don’t have to remove anything. Of course, it will stress us out a little, but we are the type of people who are ready for anything. A little uncomfortable, but nothing. The situation is force majeure, but no one is complaining or making it a tragedy,” Petchersky told .
The second stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup will begin on Friday in Ufa. Watch the live broadcast of the men’s sprint on the channel from 8:35 (Moscow time), the broadcast of the women’s race is scheduled for 11:40 (Moscow time). You can also follow the progress of the competition on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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