Russian biathlete Yevgeny Garanichev During the individual race at the Sochi Olympics, he broke the strap of his rifle, which caused him to scratch his back and bleed, the coach of the Tyumen region team told . Maxim Kougaevsky .
On February 13, 2014, Garanichev became a bronze medalist at the Sochi Olympics in the individual race. On Tuesday, the biathlete, who turned 36 that day, took 12th place in the individual event of the Spartakiad of the Strongest in Zlatoust with a penalty.
— I remember that time very well in detail. Initially, Zhenya did not qualify for the Olympics, but in Ruhpolding he performed so brilliantly that all doubts disappeared and he was accepted into the team. In the first race at the Games it was a sprint, he took 27th place, after which we had a serious conversation. I scolded him, even though I never usually did that. I told him you didn’t come here for 26th place. But before the sprint, Zhenya was very worried. He finished 15th in the pursuit, got a good start, and then hopes were born.
February 13 is his birthday, he will start first in the individual race. Not everyone knows that from the first shot he had a clearance, but the coincidence of circumstances succeeded and the target closed. After the first milestone, he accidentally breaks his belt, which is called a cuff. In other words, the rifle hung freely on its rest. I understood that it was impossible to find yourself in such a stressful situation, but at the same time, he ended up anyway.
The hook rested against his back the whole distance, but it shouldn’t be like that. When he ran to the finish line, his back was completely scratched. It was as if spurs, like those of a horse, had cut everything bloody. When they told me later, if it weren’t for the size on the stand, Zhenya would have become an Olympic champion. I told them, “Guys, fear God. If he had missed the first shot, the race would not have happened at all. » Zhenya earned everything thanks to her own work.
But the Olympics are the brightest thing that has happened in our lives. Everyone had a very strong impression. The games were great. It is not for nothing that Thomas Bach said that these Olympics were the best in history,” Kugaevsky told .
Later Tuesday, as part of the Spartakiad of the Strongest, the women’s 15 km individual race will take place. Watch the broadcast live from 12:55 (Moscow time) on TV channels “”, “Match! Arena”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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