Biathlete Anna Grukhvina it would not be desirable to change methodological work after the first season in a new sport, and Kira Doujeva In some races they were competitive with the leaders, so they got into the main Russian team, national team coach Andrei Padin told .
Previously, by the decision of the executive committee of the RBU coaching council, Grukhvina and Dyuzheva joined the main Russian women’s team. Grukhvina switched from cross-country skiing to biathlon in the spring of 2023. She showed her best result last season at the Russian Cup stage in Izhevsk in a large mass start, where she took 14th place. Dyuzheva finished 11th in the sprint at the Russian Cup stage in Ufa.
— I had the impression that some biathletes got into the team through connections. Could you explain how the decision regarding Anya Grukhvina was made?
“She started training at the coach’s decision. In addition, she meets the selection criteria of the Ministry of Sports, because at the Spartakiad of the Strongest as part of the team of the Tyumen region, she took third place in the relay race. The coach’s decision is explained by the fact that the person was invited to ski racing. Yes, if we compare her to Natalia Shevchenko, Anna has not yet managed to realize her potential. But we hope that Grukhvina is a promising athlete who will help us in the future.
It would not be wise for her to change groups now because she needs to maintain the methodical focus of her training. If we transfer it from the main team to the reserve team, then its methodological part will change, which may affect it. I want Anya to justify the very high level of confidence, so that she is professionally involved in the work and we, the coaches, do not have to blush for her in the spring.
— Will Grukhvina receive the salary from the collection? Or will she become part of the national team at the expense of the Tyumen region?
— Members of the national team must receive a salary from the central SP, but we have a system according to which a certain number of athletes who have shown high results and who do not undergo centralized training will receive a salary from the central SP. Our Grukhvina does not meet these criteria, so she will undergo centralized training and receive her salary in her region.
— Kira Dyuzheva was also admitted by coaching decision. What is its advantage?
— Kira came to us from the junior team. She did not achieve the best results in distance speed and shooting, but during the season she performed races where she competed with the leaders of our Russian biathlon. This allows us to conclude that she is a good, promising athlete, gifted by nature. The task of our coaches now is to develop this potential to a high level.
We expect the same high results at the adult level from Dyuzheva as from Yulia Sheller. But Kira Dyuzheva fell ill in the middle of the season and could not take part in the main start of the season at Spartakiad. Of course, the picture would have been more objective if this misunderstanding in the form of illness had not happened,” Padin told .
Source : MatchTV
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