Biathlete Elizaveta Kaplina fell during the big mass start of the Russian Championships in Tchaikovsky after hitting her opponent’s ski, after this episode she felt constrained throughout the distance, said the coach of the Russian national team at Vitaly Noritsyn .
Kaplina fell in the first round. At the end of the race, she finished 13th, after having committed three failures on four shooting ranges. Tamara Derbusheva won.
— Was there contact with anyone when Lisa fell?
– Yes, there was a touch of skis. The mass start is a contact race, so this happens on the first lap. She hit the ski of an athlete who was walking parallel to her and fell. After that, she said she felt muscle stiffness. He was only released towards the end of the distance.
— Did you damage the weapon?
– No. It was a pretty easy fall. The only thing is that she lost speed,” Noritsyn told .
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Source : MatchTV
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