President of the Russian Ski Federation (RFSR) Elena Vyalbe said she would not participate in the Race of Champions show tournament in Ryazan in January.
Earlier, the head of the press service of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Sergei Averyanov announced that the RBU and FLGR would jointly hold the Race of Champions in Ryazan on January 4-5.
“I have heard this idea more than once. Several skiers have participated in similar biathlon projects. It is not so much a sporting event as a spectacle. However, the format of the race itself is not a spectacle.
I will not participate, I do not even hope! But I hope that there will be better skiers who will be healthy. It was done more for the spectators and the popularization of two sports that are linked.
We can’t deny it. Some people think that skiers really don’t want to meet biathletes and take part in joint competitions. The season is usually scheduled, it’s hard to find time. At the beginning of the summer, we decided that the dates would suit us. Initially, one of the stages of the Russian Cup in Kazan was supposed to take place on these dates, but Tatarstan asked to move them. So we managed to determine the date, “the correspondent in Vyalba reports.
— Ski racing and biathlon have long been connected by friendly relations. Elena Valeryevna Vyalbe and I trained together thirty years ago. Our partnership results in a joint project. Before that, it was held several times in the form of biathlon. We are grateful to Elena Valerievna for agreeing with her athletes. We want to share our professionalism and skills with our fans.
“We will invite Belarusian biathletes to these competitions,” the correspondent reports, citing Maygurov’s words.
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