Double Olympic champion Dmitry Vasilyev on the air of the “Gromko” program on , he answered the question of why Russian biathletes lose to Belarusians in some races of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup.
In the 18 Commonwealth Cup races this season, Belarusian biathletes have won the gold medal eight times.
“I’m afraid of being boring, but really the problem is just a question of organization. It is more difficult to understand a large collective farm than a small brigade. It’s the case. We must build a new system; this is long overdue. We have so many small boys and junior teams, but who coaches them?
— The Belarusians say they are starting from Soviet methods.
— The system worked, now I don’t understand who is responsible for what. Why do we have so many leaders to turn to on this or that issue?
Don’t hesitate to learn. The entire sport does not stand still, it moves forward. I already have a callus on my tongue. One way is to follow what has been developed and the other is to research. The famous shootout, why don’t we invite bullet shooters? We have exceptional Olympic champions. Is it really impossible to invite several people from the Bullet Shooting Federation for the preparatory and experimental period? Listen, the leaders of world biathlon, the French and the Norwegians, are always pulling someone up.
It is difficult to do anything in a short time. I am fundamentally for changing the management and training system. There should be a vertical line. For example, Yuri Kaminsky is the senior men’s coach, he recruits all his coaches, juniors, young men, and writes a plan for them, the same for women. Now I don’t even know who prepares the national team reserves.
We are beaten not only on methods, but also on technical aspects. Thank you for this moment like now. Just use it,” Vasiliev said on the show “Gromko”.
Earlier, the president of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maigurov told that, as far as he knows, Belarusians will not participate in the Spartakiad and this issue has not been finally resolved. SBR Executive Director Alexander Pak noted that the organization supports the idea of admitting Belarusian biathletes to the Spartakiad of the Strongest, but the decision is made by the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.
Biathlon competitions within the framework of the Spartakiad of the Strongest will take place from February 10 to 18 in Zlatoust (Chelyabinsk region). Belarusian biathletes participate in the stages of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup and the Commonwealth Cup.
Source : MatchTV
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