Russian biathlete Ivan Kolotov said on that sharp shots from the stands helped him win the pursuit race of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship, and also admitted that he initially hoped for good results at the tournament in Tyumen.
Kolotov, who started fourth, covered the 12.5 km distance in 36 minutes 35.9 seconds, avoiding mistakes on four shooting ranges. Alexander Loginov took second place (lag – 8.1 seconds; 2 misses) and Eduard Latypov (+8.3; 4) closed the leading trio.
“This season hasn’t been very successful for me, but I came to this championship thinking it was time to get out of this hole. Every day I woke up with the thought that I would go to the sprint, that I would definitely shoot “zero” and that I would be in color. I understand that the guys run much harder now and that only “zero” can save me. The first day came to fruition: I finished fifth.
Today I had a plan: to also shoot “zero” and already have a medal, 100%. Even taking into account all the risks of my and the guys’ move, I realized that “zero” is the best lubricant. Even taking into account that my skis today weren’t the best (smiles). I understood that the most important thing is not to rush from the beginning. They even shouted to me from the stands: “Don’t throw yourself away!” All the coaches told me how many seconds. I understood that they could not take 30 seconds from me,” Kolotov said on .
The women’s pursuit will take place later Tuesday. Watch the live broadcast from 11:35 (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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