Biathlete Victoria Slivko handing over the trophy named after Anfisa Reztsova to her daughter Christina did a very strong act, the double Olympic champion told Anna Bogali .
On Monday, Slivko won the 7.5 km sprint at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship in Tyumen and became the first winner of the Cup named after three-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova among women. Reztsova’s daughter Christina took second place. At the award ceremony, Slivko presented the trophy to Kristina and asked her to stand on the top step of the podium. The two biathletes hugged each other and could not hold back their tears.
“I saw that moment and it was like I was right next to them.” It’s a very strong act, well done Vika! It’s a great memory for me, it’s very good that such a Cup was created. I am on both hands to perpetuate the memory of Anfisa Reztsova in this way. Who better than his daughter to receive the first Cup of this type? It was a gesture of great soul on the part of Slivko. I am very happy that this is happening in our country, that there are people like Vika. I think other athletes in his place would have done the same thing,” Bogaliy told .
Anfisa Reztsova died in October 2023 at the age of 59.
Watch live broadcasts of the races of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship in Tyumen on the and Match Arena channels, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
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