Garanichev’s father: “Zhenya never talked about unpleasant moments in his career, he always tried to solve problems himself”

Olympic medalist Yevgeny Garanichev In difficult moments of his career, he never announced problems, but always tried to solve them himself, said the father of the biathlete Alexander Garanichev.

On Thursday, Garanichev and Victoria Slivko won the mixed doubles singles at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship in Tyumen. Garanichev’s parents, Alexander and Marina, awarded the winners after the race. Earlier in March it became known that the current season was the last in the career of the 36-year-old biathlete.

— Do you regret that your son is ending his career?

– Probably not. He gave everything he could. You need to leave the sport on time.

— What is the most memorable moment of his career?

— When he was still skiing, he was at school. He took second place at the regional competition because he collapsed at the very finish line. They calmed him down for a very long time. I kind of remember that moment. But he did it and I realized he would make an athlete.

— How did you cope with difficult times in your career?

“He tried not to publicize these moments. This may not be the best trait to keep to yourself, but he always tried to solve his problems himself, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Garanichev Sr.’s words.

Watch live broadcasts of the races of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship on the and Match Arena channels, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.

Source : MatchTV

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