World championship medalist Nikita Porshnev told that he had not told anyone of his desire to end his career in December because the decision had come spontaneously.
On December 1, Porshnev took 96th place in the sprint of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. After the race, the 27-year-old biathlete announced on that he had decided to end his professional career. Later it became known that the athlete would return to competition after a short break. In January he went to the start of the Russian Championship races in Tchaikovsky.
— Was the decision to end your career a surprise to everyone, including the coach and the family?
“After my statement, everyone was shocked, including my wife. I didn’t tell anyone, I just made it up in my head. In general, my wife is great, because she saw that I was not myself after arrival, so she tried to protect me from any communication with anyone. But at one point, she lost sight of me and a journalist caught my attention (laughs). I wanted the best, but it turned out as always. With this statement I created problems not only for myself, but also for the team, coaches, management, because they all needed to explain further down the chain why Nikita Porshnev, who was preparing the season with our money, ended his career. . I admit my mistake, this will not happen in the future,” Porshnev told .
The fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Izhevsk will take place from January 18 to 21. Watch the live broadcast of the races on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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