Virolainen’s husband explained why there is currently no talk of a biathlete playing for the Russian national team

Return to the biathletes of the Russian national team Daria Virolainen this is not yet possible, because she has small children, because of which she cannot take responsibility, speaking for a certain region, Roman Virolainen, the athlete’s husband, told .

The 33-year-old athlete, married to Virolainen, has three sons, the youngest is 7 months old, the average is three years. Daria Virolainen finished second in the individual race at the Finnish Summer Biathlon Championships on September 11. The biathlete told that she has Finnish citizenship, she will play for the national team of this country only if she gets in shape and is ready for it.

– Professional athletes should not end their career abruptly, this is detrimental to health. It’s like an overheated engine that has to be left running before it can cool down. Similarly, the body of athletes should receive loads. For Dasha, this process was gradual, only a desire to keep running appeared. It is clear that there was no question of entering the Russian national team. Many factors opposed it, mainly children. If she started going to collections in the regions, she would start being responsible to these people who give you money. She couldn’t complete her homework 100%, because children come first. And here in Finland she has no responsibilities to anyone, she is a free person, and all this is like a hobby for her.

I wanted – I went to practice, I didn’t want – I didn’t go. She is also not tied to the weapons licensing system: she does not need to obtain a permit to transport weapons, since she has a Finnish permit, she keeps the weapons at home in a safe. strong. If in Russia you are forced to keep everything in the armory, then you must follow certain rules, then here she has a simplified regime, where everything is more individual.

Yes, Daria could train on her own and go to perform in Russia at her own expense, no one would forbid her, but, again, she has to represent a region, which is contrary to her abilities. Well, Dasha has been living in Finland for six and a half years,” Virolainen said.

Why did you decide to settle there?

– The eldest child went to CP in 2014 at a suburban school. Mom and Dad are constantly on the road to training camp – that’s their job. During his first and second years, he spent most of his time with a nanny. In 2016, it had already been decided to move to my parents in Finland so that the child would be taken care of. In the third year, he already went to school in Finland.

— During these six years, how did you settle in Finland?

“At the moment, everything is fine with us. We immediately started to learn the language, took lessons. It is the responsibility of anyone who moves to live here.

The last race of the Russian team at the World Cup Daria Virolainen was held in 2018.

Source : MatchTV

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