Coach of the men’s reserve team of the Russian national team Sergey Bashkirov assessing the results of his biathletes at the stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Krasnoyarsk, told that the main thing is to competently lead the athletes to the Russian championship.
Evgeny Emerkhonov, Daniil Usov, Denis Irodov, Oleg Domichek, Nikita Blinov and Leonid Kulguskin are preparing in Bashkirov’s group.
The Commonwealth Cup stage of summer biathlon was held in Krasnoyarsk from September 6 to 8. The Alfa-Bank Russian Championship will be held in Krasnoyarsk from September 12 to 15.
— Did Denis Irodov’s result in the mass start surprise you? In the fight for bronze, he managed to get ahead of the experienced Povarnitsyn.
— Firstly, these competitions are held for us a little earlier. Traditionally, the Russian Championship is held later and, basically, the preparation is structured in such a way that the guys are in good condition for the Russian Championship.
Secondly, the condition and readiness of the athletes are different now. It is not winter yet, so each coach has solved his own problems. So it is difficult to say that these results will be projected for the winter.
Denis did a good job of filming. A day earlier, Zhenya Emerkhonov had started his pursuit well. This is good news, but you have to run and perform well throughout the race.
— Emerkhonov had a good sprint and a good pursuit, but in the mass start he made nine mistakes and finished only 28th. What happened?
“It was probably fatigue that took its toll.” Even during the shooting, it was clear that Zhenya was pulling a little out of character and, apparently, some kind of nervousness affected the race, Bashkirov told .
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