Biathlete Alexander Kornev In an interview with , he said he was surprised by the presence of three races in Khanty-Mansiysk on the calendar for the 2024/25 season.
The new Russian biathlon season begins with the first stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup on roller skis in Krasnoyarsk from September 4 to 9. The Russian Summer Roller Ski Championship will also be held in Krasnoyarsk from September 9 to 16. Winter starts will begin in Khanty-Mansiysk at the second stage of the Commonwealth Cup, which will take place from November 20 to 25.
There are six stages of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in total on the calendar, which will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk (November 25 – December 2, December 2-9), Izhevsk (December 9-16), Ryazan (January 6-13), Demino (January 20-27) and Zlatoust (March 5-10).
The races of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship will take place in Izhevsk (December 9-16), Demino (January 20-27), Tyumen (March 10-17), Uvat (March 17-21) and Khanty-Mansiysk (March 24-31).
The Commonwealth Cup stages will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk (November 20-25), Tchaikovsky (December 18-23), Demino and Raubichi (January 15-20), Sochi (February 13-24) and Murmansk (April 1-7).
— We know that not everyone is happy with the biathlon competition calendar for the 2024/25 season. What thoughts did you have when you saw it?
— I was probably surprised only by three Khanty-Mansiysk, because it is usually cold there at that time.
There is also one stage that will definitely take place in Demino, and two that are incomprehensible. It seems to me that it would be better if there were two stages in Demino. There is a rather interesting track for athletes, it is very functional, there is good accommodation there, there is a good hotel and houses. And in terms of the reasonableness of unnecessary movements, if you insert Raubichi, it seems to me that it will be difficult to move, because it is easier to do two stages and move than to go from Demino to Raubichi, because there is a very short interval between the stages, about two or three days. To get to Raubichi, you will have to go to Moscow, from Moscow fly to Raubichi, and this could be a serious blow to the situation,” Kornev told .
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