Ivan Melikhov, vice-president of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) for competitions, answered ‘s question about why it is impossible to avoid competitions in Siberia in late November – mid-December.
The stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen last week was canceled due to severe frosts. The second stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup begins on Friday in Ufa.
— Why not plan competitions at the end of November – mid-December, not in Siberia, but in St. Petersburg, Minsk, Sochi?
— To hold competitions, you need snow, and at the moment there is only snow in Khanty-Mansiysk and Tyumen, so this is the main aspect of choosing slopes for competitions.
— When the frost set in in Tyumen, it was still relatively warm in Ufa. Was it possible to arrive from Tyumen to Ufa a week earlier, organizing everything here urgently?
— In theory, it is possible, but not in practice, because there were plans for a unified regional calendar. This is very important regulatory work that did not allow us to move to Ufa,” Melikhov said in Ilya Trifanov’s special report “Frosty Change” on .
Watch the live broadcast of the men’s sprint on Friday on the channel, starting at 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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