Coach of the Russian national team Artem Istomine admitted that his biathletes are now working worse than the athletes of the team led by Mikhail Shashilov.
On Saturday, Natalia Gerbulova, who trains with Istomin, finished second in the pursuit race at the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup stage in Raubichi. The first and third places were won by Shashilova’s athletes: Natalia Shevchenko and Tamara Derbusheva.
— Does your group have a confrontation with the “Shachilov” biathletes?
– Probably not. We have an individual sport, so you have to fend for yourself.
—Aren’t the Istominskys worse today?
– Worse. The start of the season did not go well, so we will recruit for the main competitions: the Spartakiad and the Russian Championship.
— Is there pressure from management?
– There is no pressure. There is only one task: to grow. Every start and every season. Of course, not everyone succeeds in this. For what? Everyone has a different approach, so these are individual moments.
— Are the results of internal competitions important for management?
– Naturally. In the main competitions, the team must always be at the top,” Istomin told .
Watch the live broadcast of the men’s mass start as part of the third stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi on the channel on Sunday from 10:30, the women’s mass start from 13:35.
Source : MatchTV
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