Evgeniy Garanichev: “We have to start on a good note. I promised my family that this was my last season and I would not go back on my words.

Olympic medalist Yevgeny Garanichev said he would not change his decision to retire because he had made a promise to himself and his family.

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

– There is happiness and joy in my soul now. I won’t say that I am in seventh heaven, but I am very happy that Vika and I managed to win again. The race was difficult. I couldn’t handle the first leg of my stint, but then I started to work better. In one corner I tripped, which knocked me down, so I started working quickly and then went into the penalty loop.

– Maybe we shouldn’t finish?

– We must therefore end on a good note on our native land. I promised my family, I promised myself that this would be my last season. I will not go back on my words.

—Have you decided what you’re going to do?

— There are several options, but I can’t say for sure yet.

— Who should Vika race in mixed singles with now?

– It won’t disappear! On the contrary, everyone wants to run with her, just like me, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Garanichev’s words.

The biathlete has repeatedly become the winner and prize-winner of the World and European Cups, championships and Cups of Russia.

In 2014 he received the sports title “Honored Master of Sports of Russia in biathlon”, Evgeniy was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, II degree, for high sports achievements at the XXII Winter Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi. . He became a bronze medalist in the individual race.

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

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