Biathlete transition Larissa Kuklina in the group of the head coach of the Russian men’s national team Yuri Kaminsky has not yet been officially confirmed, the team’s coach told Maxim Maximov .
During pre-season training, Kuklina worked in the group of coach Artem Istomin. The Kaminsky team is made up exclusively of men.
“As such, we haven’t registered the transition yet,” Maksimov told . – We heard the will of the athlete, Yuri Mikhailovich and I are not against it, but there has been no such confirmation from the RRF yet. Maybe when Viktor Viktorovich (Maygurov) comes here to Raubichi, we will clarify this information. As for its form, I really want to see at these starts what state it is in. From there, we will already build our future actions in preparation for the season.
Has she herself expressed such a desire?
– I will not comment on the wishes of the athletes. She came with an offer, we weren’t opposed. We can say that mutual desire.
– What will she look like in the male group?
– We have the practice of mixed groups in our biathlon. Larisa is a high quality shooter, so it will be useful for our athletes to watch her work. For our group we, I think, earn more. Naturally, it will be difficult for her with men, but she will have someone to reach out to.
– Will her husband Mikhail, who is her coach, take part in the process?
– Our work is arranged in such a way that we specially invite personal trainers to discuss our training in order to transmit our vision to them, perhaps to listen to their opinions. We are always open to dialogue.
– If I’m not mistaken, Yuri Kaminsky introduced you as Larisa’s personal trainer?
– First of all, I am the coach of the national team. I also have an obligation to the region, so I was happy to have an athlete from Yamal, my best athlete in the region. While here in Raubichi she organizes training events with us, in the future we will go for snow training in Aldan, it seems that she is also accompanying us. In any case, I position her as an athlete in our group.
Source : MatchTV
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