“We need to look for other athletes”: Reztsova about the Russian women's biathlon team. Anfisa Reztsova's interview about the new selection rules and expectations from the new season, criticism of Shipulin and Reztsov's team about the women's biathlon team

According to two-time Olympic biathlon champion Anfisa Reztsova, the unsuccessful performance of the Russian women's team indicates problems within the team. She said that she does not expect medals from the Russians in the upcoming individual race.

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“There is no one to put on the races, there is no one to replace. To date, there are four semi-disabled semi-dilapidated women in the roster. How to run the relay? whether, given their course, "- reports the words of the champion" Lenta.ru ".

For now Russian athletes at the biathlon world championship did not win a single individual award. According to Reztsova, the blame for the unsuccessful performance lies with the leadership of the Russian Biathlon Union, as well as with the head coach of the national team Alexander Kasperovich.

Neither the leadership of the SBR, nor Main coach do not respond to the situation. They need to be asked what kind of chaos, what kind of jumble is going on. The service was called, then driven away. Virolainen was sent somewhere one day, returned to the IB Cup stage.

Recall that the women's individual race in Hochfilzen starts at 16:30 Moscow time. Tatyana Akimova, Olga Podchufarova, Irina Starykh and Svetlana Sleptsova will perform for the Russian national team. Earlier, Olga Podchufarova and Tatyana Akimova became bronze medalists of the World Championship as part of the Russian team in the mixed relay.

triple Olympic champion In cross-country skiing and biathlon, Anfisa Reztsova, in an interview with sport-express.ru, shared her expectations for the new season, which starts on December 2 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, assessed the new selection rules for the Russian national team and criticized Anton Shipulin.

- What do you think about the results of the qualifying starts, are they needed?
- Under Drachev, alas, nothing good appeared. But such an honest selection is an exception. Moreover, such a selection is necessary at each stage. How was it before? Chosen for last season, for old merits. And now - who is selected, he performs. So it is necessary to continue, constantly run in others - those who will prove themselves in the next selections. It will be fair and sportingly fair. Why? Because no one knows how and can not spend the season consistently from start to finish.

Is this selection objective, given that the coaches could deliberately bring the athlete just in time for this start in Finland, and then a decline may occur?
- Good question. Let's see how the biathletes perform in the first stage. We have in skiing, for example, it was such that here, on qualifying stage, I could not qualify and take seventh place, but the coach knew that I would go, get in shape and perform better than others. Therefore, when determining the composition, the view of the coach is very important. In general, a real master should perform consistently throughout the season, and not just one start.

- Are there such athletes in our team?
- To date, I do not see them. Therefore, a selection is needed before each stage. According to my feelings, at the first stage we will have very "raw" athletes.

- How, in your opinion, should athletes be selected between stages?

- Doesn't it bother you that Irina Starykh and Dmitry Malyshko became the best, who have not shown anything outstanding at the World Cup level for a long time? Much was said about the young talent Igor Malinovsky, but again he only got to the IBU Cup.
- It certainly doesn't bother me. Whoever got where according to the selection, let him go there. I admit that some had one task - to qualify, but how to perform at the World Cup is not important. The season will show everything, it is long. And the fact that Malinovsky did not go is normal, which means that the guy is not ready yet.

What happened to world champions Maxim Tsvetkov and Anton Babikov? The same Tsvetkov won the mass start in Tyumen in March, and now he was very bad.
Why judge now? Let's take into account that in Kontiolahti it was not clear what kind of snow - there were puddles and so on. She rode Starykh in Tyumen on normal snow, and for her this is a plus. Let's wait for the start of the season and then we'll talk about everything, it's too early. What about Tsvetkov and Babikov? Perhaps they still need to ride, perform volumes, reach their speed.

- Is it possible for them to return to their previous level and get into the national team?
- Undoubtedly. Somewhere it’s even good that the guys are not ready, now they have time to build up. Remember Olya Zaitseva. She dumped everything in December, and then she was blown away ... This is also not normal. So no panic. Now the strongest will go, and then everything depends on the coaches, who must quickly adjust the line-up. Specialists must reckon with athletes and communicate closely with them.

- What can you expect from women's team, in which, apart from Starykh and Yurlova-Perkht, there are almost no experienced athletes?
- Complex issue. Two squads were preparing for the season in parallel, and they did it strangely. Some were prepared according to one method, others - according to another. It's very hard to say what to expect. But judging by how ready the “old women” are today, they will not show anything bright at the World Cup. Forgive me for such a pessimistic forecast. I don’t want to offend Katya or Irina, but I don’t expect something bright from them. The fact that they are the strongest among ours is not an indicator. At least the loss in a move is still the same.

How much will the fact that there will be no Anton Shipulin at the start of the season affect? It would good results could give a positive impetus to the team?
- I think the days when athletes were equal to each other have passed. Now it's every man for himself. Yes, and Anton, probably, can already calm down, his time has passed. Such is my feeling. God forbid that he showed something somewhere. Even if, like Yurlova and Starykh, he beats his guys, it is not a fact that he will show something at the World Cup. It is already difficult for Anton to compete with Martin Fourcade and other strongest biathletes. True, I don’t know how well the preparations went, so we will judge by the season.

That is, his late decision to continue his career may be due to the fact that he does not feel the strength to fight for the World Cup?
- We are used to, and Shipulin himself is used to, that from everywhere it sounds: "Anton, Anton, Anton ..." But now Anton must accept that he is not the strongest, and there are other athletes. The same Malinovsky. Yes, he is still a little damp, young and not so experienced. But let's talk about it. Of course, Anton himself understands that he is not the best. And to make a superjump is not only beyond his power, but also beyond the power of any other person. About 7-8 years ago, Shipulin could take the World Cup, but it didn’t work out, but now it’s difficult to do it - age is against him.

- And what about Fourcade?
- Yes, and Fourcade is no longer an indicator! It's time to put him somewhere. (Laughs)

Will the possible situation that he return to the World Cup, but will take 30-40th places, not hit Shipulin's psychology?
- He was promoting that the team could not exist without him. Yes maybe! He will go to two or three stages, once he will take 20th place, second and so on. It's time for Shipulin to take care of his family, and he probably already understands this himself. It's a shame, of course, that it did not achieve what was planned. Not fate... Let Anton not be offended by me, but he is not as gifted by nature as the same Bjoerndalen. No matter how hard our guy tries, there is such a thing as talent. Shipulin has achieved a lot in his career, we must give him his due. Well done. For many years he was the leader of the team - hope and support, but let's make way for the youth, let's try.

- In general, do you have a pessimistic forecast for the season?
- I, like Vereshchagin in The White Sun of the Desert, feel sorry for the state. Unfortunately, we have good athletes just go out on the vine. Our buds do not open, but simply fade. And it depends on the leadership and coaching staff.

- That is, you have a claim to the leadership?
- Yes, I don't care what kind of leadership. But it negatively affects the result of the team. Alas, these people are no better than the previous ones. Although Drachev promised to change everything, he started the wrong way.

- What do you have in mind?
- The wrong people were elected to the board of the RBU - they have never been great athletes either. They don't care about the status of the team, they rather care about their status. For them, the main thing is to stay afloat. And such a composition is a very big mistake. And I am very sorry for the athletes, for the state. What can we talk about if there is no one to stand up for us in the international arena? We are simply ignored. After all, we no longer hold the World Cup stages. The same Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov, who was very happy for the support of Drachev and promised to help and support, but it turned out to be another sabotage in Tikhonov's way. That is, he did not lead to anything good, but he pours dirt immeasurably. Do not let him to our biathlon, at least one pest will be less.

- In general, everything goes to the fact that we will fill up the next season and generation?
- There is still time before the Olympics, and this year is not particularly responsible and important. We have guys, and I believe that things in our biathlon will change in better side. The main management and coaching staff - not to interfere, but to help.

• The composition of the Russian team for the December stages of the KM and the IBU Cup

Interestingly, she also tells her daughter Dasha that it’s time for her to tie, because she is only a year younger than Anton. When will they calm down with Tikhonov. Tired.

Here... and speak directly. That you should have been appointed chief. And then everything would be fine, right?

Marina Apatity, and I also experienced the same emotions. And I always rooted for Dasha on all sites.

Apparently, it's not about the daughters, but about the mother.

From the beginning of the article, I even agreed with Anfisa. But no. It started.
Why are there no links to daughters?

One would like to ask A. Reztsova a question. But how can we all now relate to the fact that two years ago, approximately, her daughter Daria was taken to all stages of the KM, and even in the case when Dasha was sick and did not go to the starts?) After all, at that moment A. Reztsova spoke about something completely different, about psychological pressure from the fans, and about faith in coach Gross) What were the rotation rules then?)

And after all, at that moment, the replacement of Daria at the KM stages was necessary and obvious to everyone, and there was a huge chance for the national team, and for beginners, and for the RRF.

And what about the eternal dispute between the two opponents (A. Reztsova and A. Tikhonov)? So I ask you to notice that Tikhonov speaks abstractly, about everything that happens, but without personal interest) So ...

Boris, I remember that .. Very hard pressed somewhere in the hotel (
Did you forget the second one? Maybe you remember..

Iola, not last season, but the first case came at the 2017 World Cup in Hochfilzen, when he was in charge of the national team.

I think they will allow them, justify them, because, as you know, they like to arrange demonstrative flogging only for Russia. Now, on the contrary, the public will howl, why is it like Russia has never been removed from the entire team, and Kazakhstan has been removed from the entire team.

MerInOs, If really (((
It's good that Polkhovsky was not considered ..

Clearly! Recently, I came across an interview with Vishnevskaya, so she did not angrily discuss Russia there, did not blame all the sins, but even supported somewhere. The answer of the "democrats", then?

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Dimych, Norwegians even have better overalls for ski jumping))
What do you want from cycles along with pharmacology)
Their Minister of Health is loyal to this :-))

Tasha, it seems like Austria was last year or Italy, but something was definitely in the past

Boris, was Polkhovsky their coach last year?

Tasha, Polkhovsky. I think that this is just the beginning, they will get to us soon, the time until December 31 is a little more than a month, and the issue of WADA's admission to the Moscow laboratory has not been resolved.

Boris, were you suspended "because of suspicion"? Simply "wonderful"! Western "lawyers" - in ACTION! Do we still want them to “judge” us? Oh well..
It's just not clear - why did the Kazakhs displease them?
Are the Norwegians okay? Isn't it suspicious that they accidentally spilled a bunch of anabolics in the locker room there? Is this normal, is it allowed?

Iola, there were penalty circles on the side of Mom)) Her God definitely didn’t offend her with health))
True, then there was a completely different competition (
But I still hope for genetics .. And for character)
Agree that Viro is not the same as her little sister-brat :-))
True, of course, the speed of the shallow one is not the same (

Boris, Austrian trace ((
It's a pity for the girls.. Galya Vishnevskaya didn't run badly..
Looks like they're gonna kill them :(

Boris, the season is starting, in general. Then Polkhovsky was a coach?

IBU Suspends Vishnevskaya, Savitsky, Raikova and Six Kazakh Biathletes Over Alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violations sports.ru

Kennedy62, Oh, I don’t know, I like the girl, but she has her mother,)) Christina had years when she didn’t perform very well, we’ll see!

And why didn’t anyone ask Anfisa’s opinion about the arrival of athletes from Belarus in our team? What if we learn something new?
And then I feel that it's bad, but what's bad - I can't understand

Iola, the piano is not a joke at all .. It is actually heavy .. And you after the illness ((
What do you think - Christina will light up? You can see the character in her

Kennedy62, no) It's a joke)

Iola, Is this such an original form of support for Anfisa Anatolyevna?

ElenaP., I heard that such people are called "white people" (those who can say what they think)
I also heard the saying that "simplicity is worse than theft."
In general, our language is very rich, choose what you like

Normal interview, told the truth.

and then, unexpectedly for many, I appear, in an exceptionally white tuxedo)) Without a log, but with a piano))

A person has no order in his head. And he doesn’t even realize that people around him understand everything, and see, and feel. I hope that Anton does not read such stupid stories.

MerInOs, Got it)
4-5 in the morning... ROOTA PAADEM! Let's get the skis out! You can not take sticks))

MerInOs, in the movies it's called "drunk master's school"

Kennedy62, what's the point? 3-4 hours before the race to conduct a selection, so it will be more accurate.

Alexey November 22, 2018 (12:21)
I also liked this message of hers) I would like Anatolyevna))
It would be nice if the prostitute was obliged to run between stages for selection .. Well, so that life does not seem like honey) Otherwise, some kind of Olya Podchufarova is weak .. Not an eagle, like Anfisa Anatolyevna, who at the stage did not run more than two races, and then, the second on holidays))

A.A.’s language is somehow entangled, then untwisted, and everything is in different directions. I'd rather not read.

Alexey, and drive everyone to please A Reztsova))

“Seven or eight years ago, Shipulin could take the World Cup, but it didn’t work out ...
I, like Vereshchagin in the "White Sun of the Desert", feel sorry for the state ...
- What do you have in mind?
“The wrong people were chosen for the board of the RBU - they have never been great athletes either.”

Yes, how can you choose AIT, if you even have a very vague idea about the leader of the national team, and you will fight there, on the board, making a mockery of the whole world.))
But weren't Drachev and Chepikov honored athletes?

Anyuta, don't worry about Anton. He hasn't said the last word yet.

nadyushka, what is there, let's also invite from the Kyrgyz Republic)) Why, but the whole world will laugh))

Sickening Vue.

There is great resentment.

Leave Shipulin alone already!

Dimych, life is nothing, Forever's movement!))

I can imagine the movement when after each stage only the top two will remain in the team, and the rest will go on a long journey! This is going to be a show! :))
And still, Anfisa is always interesting. I would have attached penguins to her as well. She always has some new thoughts and ideas. And not the dull, well-known politically correct lowing in advance

The only thing I have not decided yet is how to relate to the fact that Tikhonov also does not support such “selections”. Is it good or bad?

nadyushka, well, what's incomprehensible here?
Here's a quote for you:
- How, in your opinion, should athletes be selected between stages?
- Directly according to the results of performances at the World Cup stage - the worst to remove, the best to leave. In addition, do not forget that training camps are constantly taking place between competitions, and it will be clear from the control estimates who is not ready. The two best in terms of results at the World Cup should remain - one athlete and one athlete, and the rest should be taken new. In this way, we will run the whole team in order to have a ready-made squad for the main start - the World Championships.

That is, each stage the team should be updated on 5/6ths. Who will convince me and say that this is not a diagnosis?

Rosa RD, :-) Tikhonov does not keep his promises that he will be silent.

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Four-time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov said that the collection Russian team in Finnish Kontiolahti took place in poor conditions.
“The coaches came from Kontiolahti to see how the national team trains there. I spoke with several mentors, all shocked by the organization of this gathering.
I don’t know who in the SBR is engaged in providing training process, but the problems are through the roof. Athletes traveled 15 km to eat, were accommodated in the most miserable way, ran the race in what form.
Yesterday there was a closed meeting of the Board of the RBU. I wonder who they are hiding from and what they are closing when there are no funds for their souls, there is no normal team. And you can't invite normal people, the general biathlon community. Let them tell something to the illiterate leadership of today's biathlon, ”

Alexey, it’s not at all clear what she meant) The reserve trains before the stages separately, the base - separately. How does she imagine it to do control starts of the main and reserve before each stage?

Mar Timerhan, I remember how she urged to make Myakishev the head coach, and he is the personal coach of her daughters, the logic is clear - the daughters would be in the national team.

“Moreover, such a selection is necessary at each stage.” And so that at least three races, and at least two a day, otherwise there will be no time for rest.

“... That is, it did not lead to anything good, and it pours dirt immeasurably. We shouldn’t let him into our biathlon, at least one pest will be less.” And if it’s her, then two)) Wait for Anfis’ answer - It won’t rust behind AIT

Honored Anfisa is not on the board, there are incomprehensible people in it. The female version of Tikhonov. And in the end, why are my daughters not in the national teams, I protest. They should have medals, and you are all evil, bad people ...

“And Anton, probably, can already calm down, his time has passed.”

The track in Oberhof is certainly considered a favorite for Dmitry Malyshko, for which in 2013 it was here that the finest hour struck. Six years ago, our athlete won the sprint, the pursuit, and the victory in the relay was the icing on the cake.

So far, Dmitry has not performed very well at the World Cup this season. The best result for himself in individual races - 12th place - he showed at the first stage in Pokljuka at 20 km. Much more failures so far: 48th, 59th and even 70th place in the same Slovenia. I would like to believe that in Germany, motivation and pleasant memories will help reverse the trend.

The main hopes of men are now connected with Alexander Loginov, occupying a confident second place in the overall standings after Johannes Boe. Could we imagine last season that someone other than Anton Shipulin could be better Martin Fourcade? It turns out it can.

The presence of Loginov is good, but he practically does not feel support from partners. There are no other Russians in the top twenty biathletes. Matvey Eliseev ranked 21st, Evgeny Garanichev- 25, Dmitry Malyshko - 30. Taking into account the fact that in Oberhof the biathletes will run the second relay race of the season, the prospects for the Russian team are not very bright.

The two-time Olympic champion agrees with this. Anfisa Reztsova, who speculated about whether it is worth returning Garanichev, who is not always reliable in relay races, to the team race.

“We don’t have stable relay racers now,” says Reztsova, “so Zhenya, maybe, should start. Now it is difficult to judge who is ready for what. We will see this in the sprint and pursuit. We now have all biathletes can either get into the top ten or take 50th place. And Malyshko, and returned to the World Cup Maxim Tsvetkov. Because there is no right choice.

Search a woman

If men have at least one leader, then our biathletes are still disappointing. Yes, we perfectly understand the situation before the start of the season: three girls went on maternity leave, they were replaced by unbeaten newcomers. But the glasses are in the piggy bank overall standings I would like to see it a little more regularly. Thank you Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht, which in Hochfilzen even climbed onto the podium. Without this event, it would be very sad. Irina Starykh, Evgenia Pavlova, Valeria Vasnetsova, Margarita Vasilyeva, Uliana Kaisheva and Anastasia Morozova, frankly, until they shine.

Fight for the truth

Got nuts from Reztsova and completed professional career Anton Shipulin. Recall that he decided to leave biathlon due to pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), due to which Anton missed the winter Olympic Games-2018 in Pyeongchang.

“Shipulin betrayed athletes who, like him, did not get to the Olympic Games,” Reztsova told the Sport Day After Day publication. “He did not fight for his colleagues, for trying to get the truth. I had to hire a lawyer and prove my case. And Shipulin simply left, refused to fight.

I think he will go into politics. As a rule, all the great athletes in our country go into politics. To the State Duma and so on. I think that he will make such an offer. Although I would like Shipulin to train like everyone else Olympic champions who completed sports careers. But, as a rule, they go into politics.

Let's see if Reztsova's prediction regarding Shipulin's work in the State Duma will come true, but for now Anton himself is preparing for the competition. Only now he chooses not biathlon, but ski marathon. The country hosts many different amateur tournaments, and Shipulin plans to enter some of them as a participant.

Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon, Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Anfisa Reztsova explains in an interview why Daria Domracheva did the right thing by completing sports career, talks about why he does not have high hopes for the new coaching staff of the Russian national team, and also shares his impressions of the World Cup.

- In the quiet off-season, biathlon fans were excited by the announcement of Darya Domracheva about the end of her sports career. Is the Belarusian champion in a hurry to hang up her rifle?

– I am very glad that Domracheva came to such a decision. Because sport is sport, and family is family. Yes, the support of a spouse at work is great, but constant moving for a little daughter is not very good. I understand that Daria and her husband Ole Einar Bjoerndalen did not immediately come to such a decision: they probably thought for a long time, weighed all the pros and cons. It is clear that it is a pity to throw the whole thing. Daria managed to do everything in her sports career: she is a multiple Olympic champion and world champion. Family, of course, is more important. When people are not next to each other, some omissions, some kind of misunderstanding begin. I believe that they made the right decision, and now Daria will always be with her family.

- You once managed to successfully combine both a sports career and family life ...

- Let's not compare - everyone has their own career. It happened to me like this. At first I did not have children, then God began to give them to me, but I was able to combine everything. But at that time everything was much more complicated for us: we were not allowed to take relatives and friends to the training camp. Everything is freer now. And, of course, it is easier for athletes when relatives are nearby. She has one situation, I have another. My example, probably, cannot be given at all: I am the only one like this: I gave birth to four children, and three Olympic gold took. I support Dasha, because the most important thing for a woman is women's happiness. And this happiness is a friendly family. Combining career and family life- a complex matter. Now Domracheva has completed her career, everything will be very good for her. She is a healthy girl, and gives birth to three or four more. Will her departure be a big loss for the sport? Of course it's a loss. But everything has its time, and everything must be done in time. And now she has chosen the most opportune moment: Domracheva ends her career beautifully, on a high note.

- Summer for biathletes is the time of training. Today our team is working under the guidance of a new coaching staff. What steps do you expect in the work of new mentors?

- I have not noticed any significant changes for the better. Much is dishonest and unfair. They chose the board of the RBU - it included a lot of people who have nothing to do with sports at all. Athletes in the national team are not entirely selected by rating. I'm not sure that under the current head of the RRF there will be major changes for the better. It's my personal opinion. When Alexander Kravtsov came to power, I told him that Anatoly Khovantsev and Valery Polkhovsky should be returned to the team. But in the end, no one returned Khovantsev. Now, perhaps, he is already a little late with his technique. But let's hope it doesn't get worse. But he disappointed me after our conversation. I asked him: “Anatoly Nikolaevich, you are always for a fair selection. Kristina Reztsova is closer to the first team than Anastasia Morozova. Nevertheless, Morozova is in the main team, and Reztsova is in the reserve. He spoke for a long time, and could not say anything intelligible. Polkhovsky was not taken - Drachev does not like him. Someone whispers to Drachev. They are absolutely wrong: Valery Nikolaevich, I think, would help the team. Noritsyn was put to work with the main team - we'll see. In principle, as a reserve coach, he worked well. There, Uliana Kaisheva, Kristina Reztsova, and other athletes are satisfied with the work with him. For me, the most important thing is to be fair. And, unfortunately, she is not. Because they didn’t take some young boys into the main team, they decided to keep them in the reserve. And then when it is already under thirty, they will say that they are already old. Now, when they are 22-23, they should be taken as the basis. Let now somewhere they lose to the first team, but in four years they will grow and get stronger. Well, what is the main composition? We have him in the thirty international ranking two or three people enter! We need to change everything, there is no need to be afraid. These young "half-baked" guys would now gain strength and then look just as good as the leaders. It's a shame, of course, but I always tell myself: don't interfere - you won't prove anything anyway. Again, there Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov whispers a lot to Drachev. It is not normal.

- But Tikhonov says that he has retired from work in the Russian biathlon? ..

- How did you leave? He's constantly chirping in there. Now the autumn championship will begin - he will always be somewhere near the team. He won't go anywhere. Incorrigible person. I told him directly at the Russian Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk: “Alexander Ivanovich, don’t interfere already! Your methods and tips have become obsolete!” But no, a person sees only himself and no one else.

- Your daughters Daria Virolainen and Kristina Reztsova, what do they say about work at the training camp?

- So far, only Christina is at the training camp. At the same time, according to the rating, she goes to the first squad, but for some reason she was taken to the reserve. This is not at all clear to me either. No one can explain this to me: neither Vladimir Drachev nor Anatoly Khovantsev. Well, Dasha - her sores popped up - she is now being treated. Probably from seasonal stress, from nerves and worries. Therefore, she is not at the training camp this month. Christina, on the other hand, trains calmly, does not argue with anyone, does not climb on the rampage. I don't know what will happen next. Nothing. Let her prepare and prove that she is the best. Even in the reserve team.

- The biggest sports event year - the World Cup in Russia. Do you follow his ups and downs?

- Honestly? Not really. My grandson plays football. His idol is Cristiano Ronaldo. Together we watched the match between the national teams of Portugal and Iran. I didn't really like the game: the team from Iran looked very worthy. Of course, in such a situation, it's a shame that you didn't make the playoffs. I also watched ours in the match against Uruguay. Do not know what to say. After victories over two outsiders, our team was lifted to the skies. And the opponent became stronger - they sat down. That's all. I doubt that they will be able to show something in the game with the Spaniards. But I'm not here to judge. And maybe, maybe! .. Let's see. In general, I don't like football. Because this is a lot of money, and the game of our players most often does not correspond to this. In comparison with them, we are for the same gold Olympic medals we get pennies. And one more thing: the World Cup is a major sports tournament, the organization of which is expensive, these are huge expenses. It worries me that then it will hit the pockets of ordinary people.

ON THE SKIING THE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMPETITORS IS TENSIBLE

– In the first two stages of the World Cup, Russian biathletes generally show stable shooting and a fairly smooth move, – said Anfisa Reztsova in an interview with Team Russia. - It gives a certain satisfaction. But in the course of how we lost, we lose. And if it were the minimum... Unfortunately, the competitors' advantage on the track is still tangible, and each miss immediately sharply discards ours in the final protocol.

- As in the case of Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht, who made four misses in the pursuit on Saturday and fell back from third place after the sprint to 20th position?

– But look how many misses the winner Kaisa Mäkäräinen has. Three! In a contact race, when everyone is close, you can fight with three misses. And Dorothea Wierer has four unsuccessful shots. However, the Italian only moved from first place to third. Our move is not working. This means that insufficient work has been done, and this is probably a question that should be addressed to coaches who control physical training. So far, our team has not found what needs to be changed so that the results on the track come closer to those of the rivals.

- Maybe it is worth attracting clean skiers?

- Offered her services many times. I am ready to periodically come to the team for free for the preparatory period and, perhaps, for the period of rolling into the season. Men have their own specifics, and for girls I could tell or even show in practice what should be corrected. But, apparently, for someone I am inconvenient, someone does not like me. So far, the team is not particularly praiseworthy. Which year we mark time.