Sochi Olympic Biathlete Bronze Medalist Yevgeny Garanichev said his wife’s words convinced him not to end his career at the end of last season.
Last season, Garanichev took part in the first stage of the World Cup in Östersund, where he took 113th place in the sprint. After that, the athlete was sent to the IBU Cup.
– After the Russian championship, Maxim Vladimirovich Kugaevsky approached me – a coach with whom I have been working since switching from skiing to biathlon. He knows me almost better than myself. So, Kugaevsky said: “Zhenya, don’t even think about finishing.” But I didn’t even mention it anywhere, I didn’t announce it anywhere, why would I? He just read me and convinced me to think about pursuing my career.
Maksim Vladimirovich is loaded with results and energizes his athletes. It doesn’t just stand in the stock market with a pipe, but really works. Then I had a conversation with my wife. “Lyuda, there are two options: continue or finish. If it is difficult for you, if you need help with the children – the eldest Zhenya will go to school in a year, the youngest Andrey is also four years old – I will announce my retirement. She looked at me, said she would support me in any situation and asked… to run further. She says she saw in his eyes that it was not yet time to leave. His words turned out to be decisive, – quotes the words of 34-year-old Garanichev “Championship”.
At the Sochi Olympics, Garanichev won a bronze medal in the individual race. He has seven victories on the KM stages in relay races, as well as a personal gold medal.
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