"We are not doing enough against the backdrop of Russia." Western media - about relay races in Oberhof
What they write about the golden double of the Russians in relay races at the World Cup stage in Oberhof. Most journalists are concerned about their own problems.
VG: "The shooting is really bad"
The Norwegian edition of VG paid all attention to the problems of their men's team.
"In the absence of the Be brothers, it will be very difficult for the Norwegian national team to count on good results at the World Championship. And this causes serious concern.
"We have Tarja and Johannes, but we don't have a clear number three and four today," he said. Olympic champion Halvar Hanevold.
The team, which was played by Shestad Christiansen, Lars Birkeland, Erlend Bjöntegaard and Henrik L "Abbe-Lunn, took only seventh place in Oberhof, losing a minute and 43 seconds.
The team was especially bad with shooting. “Obviously, Bjontegaard and L'Abbe-Lunn, who fled the last two stages, have seriously weakened their positions in the fight for a place in the team. What we are doing is not enough, especially against the background of what Russia is showing," expert Ola Lunde said.
NRK: "Organizers need to take action"
The Norwegian channel NRK was most worried about the numerous falls during the relay races.
"The men's and women's relays in Oberhof were marked by numerous falls. And the organizers must definitely take action.
When you see that biathletes who are good at going down the mountain fall and fall, something needs to be done. You can't leave everything as it is, it's not normal. You need to either change the terrain, or do something with the track. Of course, one can say that biathletes are always responsible for speed and falls, but this is already too much, says Olympic champion Halvar Hanevold.
The Norwegian team avoided crashes on the track, but were just terrible at the turn - two penalties, 16 extra rounds and a final seventh place."
Sport Bild: "And then the Russian girl went"
The German publication Sport Bild is worried about how the German women's team lost the first place.
"What a fun women's relay at the World Cup in Oberhof turned out. Twice the Germans fell during the race, but still ended up on the podium. Moreover, until the last shooting, everything looked like we would win ...
“It was very fast - once, and I was already lying on the ground. And then the Russian girl drove off,” Franziska Hildenbrand said about her fall and collision with Margarita Vasilyeva, who caught on a German woman lying on the snow.
But even so, Hildebrand passed the baton to Franziska Preuss as leader, and she kept the lead. On final stage Denise Herrmann cleared all targets in prone shooting. But then the standing shooting started...
Herrmann went to two penalties and first place swam away. The Russians win at our home stage. Germany is in second place.
This victory was the first for the team in the last seven years in the cup competitions. Russian biathletes constantly occupied either second or third places, but only today they climbed the podium in the rank of winners.
Evgenia Pavlova, Margarita Vasilyeva, Larisa Kuklina and Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht ran under the tricolor today. Our shooting skiers completed the distance of 4 to 6 kilometers perfectly – without penalty loops. At the same time, the biathletes used up 8 additional cartridges.
The Russian team finished ahead of Germany by 33.5 seconds. The result of the Russians is 1:18:46.3.
Czechs were third. The fourth place in the women's relay race belongs to the biathletes from Norway, the fifth - to the French athletes. In sixth place is the team of Slovakia.
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Women relay, 4 x 6 km January 13, 2019
1. Russia - 1:18.46.3 (0 laps + 8 extra rounds)2. Germany - backlog 33.5 (2 + 10)
3. Czech Republic - 36.7 (1 + 6)
4. Norway - 50.6 (0 + 9)
5. France - +01.08.4 (3 + 15)
6. Slovakia - 2.45.0 (3 + 11).
Garanichev and Malyshko claim to be the first number. Kaisheva became one of the most experienced. This is not a dream, we have nowhere to take another team.
The Russian national team, of course, starts too. Without Shipulin, Babikov and Tsvetkov. Without Akimova, Virolainen and Podchufarova. The new selection rules for the Russian team for the World Cup no longer allow you to ask the question “How did these people get into the team?”.
All - by sports principle. And those who, it seemed, it was time to slowly finish, like Malyshko or Slepov, and those who, it seemed, it was high time to start, like Vasnetsova.
In anticipation of the first race of the new World Cup, we analyze the composition of the Russian team - who already knows the taste big victories, and who you can rely on, who took the chance and flashed in the qualification, and who can expect a great and bright future in biathlon.
Russian men's team
Dmitry Malyshko
31 years old, place of birth - Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad region. Highest Achievement: gold of the 2014 Olympics in the relay. Crown discipline: mass start, pursuit. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, he took 50th place. Owner best result on qualifying starts- 40 points.
One of the best biathletes in the country and the main relay fighter in 2012-16. The Olympic gold relay was also won with his help. Malyshko's finest hour - the World Cup stage in Oberhof in 2013 - three wins in three races. Sometimes it seems that Dmitry is still chasing the ghosts of Oberhof - he so wants to return to those golden days.
Last season Dmitry by and large failed. It seemed that things were heading towards the end of his career, but no - Malyshko deservedly became the best at the selection in Kontiolahti. Maybe Dmitry will still be able to return to his former heights and become a team leader?
26 years old, place of birth - Saratov. Highest Achievement: bronze medalist World Cup - 2017 in mixed relay. Crown discipline: pursuit. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, he took 23rd place. The winner of the second result in the qualifying starts - 30 points.
On the rise of Loginov's career, he was knocked down by a doping scandal, due to which he was forced to miss two years. But at the Olympics in Sochi, he could also compete in the relay: he already had two victories in team races, one of which was later canceled.
In the 2017/18 season, Loginov fully returned to the Russian national team, and even a couple of times he was very close to the medals. In general, Alexander is quite stable. And if he can properly prepare for the season in terms of physics, then the fans will be pleased.
30 years old, place of birth - Novoilinsky, Perm region. Highest achievement: bronze medalist of the 2014 Olympics in individual race. Crown discipline: pursuit. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, he took 31st place. The winner of the third result in the qualifying starts - 24 points.
Garanichev was once considered an athlete who was able to fight for the title of team leader with Anton Shipulin. When Eugene is in shape, he is capable of much. That's just the best readiness Garanichev showed bursts, and last season was the worst for him in seven years. The results of the races in Kontiolahti inspire the fans with restrained optimism about Garanichev, but in order to draw conclusions, it is worth waiting for the start of the World Cup.
31 years old, place of birth - Vladimir-30, Vladimir region. Highest achievement: three-time European champion. Crown discipline: sprint. Did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti scored 22 points.
Slepov's characterization as a biathlete is extremely simple: fast, but not too accurate. For many years Slepov has been struggling with his shooting, but to no avail. Therefore, Alexei has not appeared in the first team at the World Cup for quite a long time - since March 2016.
I want to believe in a miracle, but it is unlikely that anything will change. Slepov had a great first qualifying race, and therefore scored good points and made it to the main team. But if he doesn’t show decent shooting or surprise with medals, then most likely he will return to the IBU Cup.
25 years old, place of birth - Zelenograd, Moscow. Highest achievement: the winner of the European Championship - 2016. Crown discipline: sprint. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, he took 38th place. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti scored 22 points.
Russian fans have long been waiting for something more from Matvey. It has the potential, but it can't be fully realized. There were two silver relays, there was a sixth place in the mass start in December 2016. But this is clearly not enough.
The 2017/18 season for Eliseev turned out to be neither good nor bad - working. For some reason, it seems that the coming year may turn out to be similar. But deep down I want to believe that Matvey will break through.
24 years old, place of birth - Grodno, Belarus. Highest achievement: winner of the European Championship 2015. Crown discipline: sprint. Did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti scored 21 points.
The only new face in the Russian men's team. Eduard did not compete at the World Cup, but at IBU Cup has already managed to get it right: last year he completed two races in the prizes.
You should not expect a quick breakthrough from Latypov at the World Cup. He will definitely not be able to compete with the leaders right off the bat. But if you give him a chance, with the support of experienced team leaders, the athlete will eventually be able to strengthen not the most powerful clip of the Russian team.
Russian women's team
31 years old, place of birth - Kurgan. Highest achievement: four-time European champion. Crown discipline: pursuit, individual race. She did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. The winner of the best result at the qualifying starts - 33 points.
Because of the doping scandal, she missed the old ones for not even two, but for three whole years, but still managed to return to the highest (by Russian, of course, standards) level. Major victories: two medals at two consecutive stages remained somewhere far away - at the end of 2013. But Irina's speed is still very decent, she has no experience, so you can safely put her in the relay.
25 years old, place of birth - Guryevsk, Kemerovo region. Highest achievement: the winner of the junior world championship. Crown discipline: sprint. She did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. The winner of the second result in the qualifying starts - 27 points.
One of the main surprises of the new selection system for the national team. In the IBU Cup, Pavlova started four times in the spring of 2018 and was in the top ten all four times, and even won one sprint. Maybe Pavlova will be able to surprise everyone at the World Cup? There are preconditions!
27 years old, place of birth - Novopavlovka, Chita region. Highest achievement: bronze medalist of the junior world championship. Crown discipline: sprint. She did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. The winner of the third result in the qualifying starts - 26 points.
Vasilyeva, like Pavlova, was brought to work Russian team at the IBU Cup only in the spring of 2018. Margarita didn't manage to make a lot of noise, but the fifth place in the sprint in the second race is a reason for pride. God forbid, there will be something to be proud of at the World Cup.
Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht
33 years old, place of birth - Leningrad. Highest achievement: the winner of the World Championship - 2015 in the individual race. Crown discipline: pursuit, mass start. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, she took 13th place. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti, she scored 24 points.
Biathlon fans do not need to be reminded of Yurlova-Perkht. The most stable Russian biathlete, winner of the World Championships in Kontiolahti, winner of two awards in individual races at the World Cup. By the standards of Pyleva and Medvedtseva, not God knows what, but in the current team, Ekaterina is a celestial being, the undisputed leader of the women's team.
25 years old, place of birth - Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region. Highest achievement: three-time world champion in summer biathlon. Crown discipline: sprint. She did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti, she scored 23 points.
Many fans consider Ilchenko the prettiest girl in the current convocation of the Russian national team. But Christina also claims to be the fastest. In Russia, they did not really believe in her biathlon talent, so Christina went to Belarus, but did not succeed there. A new chance to revive her career was presented to the girl upon returning home. Ilchenko successfully overcame the qualification, it remains to overcome only the eternal problem with shooting.
Valeria Vasnetsova
21 years old, place of birth - Mozhga, Udmurtia. Highest achievement: the winner of the junior world championship. Crown discipline: sprint, pursuit. She did not participate in the 2017/18 World Cup season. At the qualifying starts in Kontiolahti, she scored 23 points.
Valeria Vasnetsova, if you forgot, already has experience playing at the World Cup: at the very end of last season, the coaches gave the girl a chance, and she took 79th place in the sprint. I would like to believe that from the start of the new season the results will be slightly higher. Still, in juniors, Valeria won a whole scattering of awards at the World and European Championships. You must have confidence!
24 years old, place of birth - Mozhga, Udmurtia. Highest achievement: two-time European champion. Crown discipline: sprint. According to the results of the World Cup season 2017/18, she took 48th place. She was called up to the Russian national team for the World Cup by decision of the coaching staff.
A couple of years ago, Uliana Kaisheva in the main Russian team was on the bird's rights - in fact, simply because the public was indignant and demanded rejuvenation, and Uliana showed herself brilliantly at the IBU Cup. For two years, Kaisheva did not reach the stars, but twice hit the top ten. And in the new composition, she is one of the most experienced athletes at all. Apparently, it was precisely because of the experience in the World Cup that the coaches gave Kaisheva a "wild card".
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The biathlon season 2018-2019, which started after the Olympics in South Korean Pyeongchang, has not yet begun, promises to be very difficult for Russia. It's time to experiment and innovate! The country, the fans, and the athletes themselves need and appreciate medals, any, and especially Olympic awards, medals of world championships, World Cup stages! And, firstly, we need at least the admission of athletes to international starts and, of course, it’s scary to imagine what will happen with the admission to the Olympic Games 2022 in China! Because in today's political realities, this may not happen. Yes, yes, they did, everything is possible. After doping scandals with Ekaterina Yurieva, Irina Starykh and Alexander Loginov, after a successful Winter Olympics Sochi 2014 hosted four full seasons. The results and expectations for fans eager for victories are disappointing. A positive moment - in the past three post-Olympic seasons, Shipulin has made progress in the overall standings of the KM, Garanichev and other biathletes have World Cup medals, Yurlova has gold in the 2015 World Cup and bright gold in the men's relay at the 2017 World Cup, and on the other hand, the Russian has zero medals national team at the 2016 World Cup in Oslo-Holmenkollen, Shipulin regressed in the World Cup total!
Now the national team of our country has a completely new composition, with new leadership, the president of the RBU, the board of the organization, a completely different coaching staff, now without any foreign coaches... Now the head of the Russian biathlon team is Anatoly Khovantsev, who prepared the team for the new season of the World Championships and the upcoming World Cup 2019 in Östersund, Sweden, in a few months. In pre-season training, the men's team was divided into two conditional groups: the first is the Khovantsev group, in which more experienced biathletes were trained: Dmitry Malyshko, Alexander Loginov, Anton Babikov, Maxim Tsvetkov, Evgeny Garanichev, Alexei Volkov, Alexei Slepov, Pyotr Pashchenko and Semyon Suchilov . And the second group, called the reserve, with coaches Sergei Belozerov and Sergei Idinov, the team included more promising young people: Nikita Porshnev, Eduard Latypov, Ivan Tomilov, Alexander Povarnitsyn, Evgeny Idinov, Igor Malinovsky, Matvey Eliseev and Vasily Tomshin. Later, the Olympic champion, the leader of the Russian national team, Anton Shipulin, joined the base, who only announced his decision to continue his sports career and now he trains with the team according to plans agreed with him personal trainers Kryuchkov and Gerbulov.
In the women's team, there are no fewer changes, but rather even more. The most stable in the 2016-2017 season, Tatyana Akimova, took a break from training and is missing this season, as well as Daria Virolainen. Olga Podchufarova, Irina Uslugina, Svetlana Sleptsova and Olga Yakushova completed their careers. Women's team try to strengthen the world champion Ekaterina Yurlova and the most experienced Irina Starykh, adding Uliana Kaisheva, Svetlana Mironova and Victoria Slivko. Well, the main emphasis is on the rejuvenation of the team: Valery Vasnetsov, Kristina Reztsova, Ekaterina Moshkova, Anastasia Egorova, Evgeny Pavlov, Anastasia Morozov, Alexander Alekseshnikov, Margarita Vasilyeva, Irina Kazakevich and others who may well qualify for a place in the national team and with a successful coincidence, join the main team of the Russian Federation and get to the Olympics in Beijing.
Upcoming Cup peace will pass without the participation of Daria Domracheva, because she announced her retirement, by the way, like her husband Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. It is worth noting that seven former Russian biathletes received permission from the Russian Biathlon Union to compete for the national teams of Ukraine and Belarus. Nikita Lobastov, Elena and Irina Kruchinkina, Anna Musatova and Arina Yaborova will now compete in the Belarusian national team. The Ukrainian team will be strengthened by Ekaterina Bekh and Anastasia Rasskazova. So this season, as always, you will not be bored, it will be very interesting! For the main trophy of the season, Big Crystal Globe(BHG) only Anton Shipulin could fight, but this season there are no such goals and you can be sure that Anton will do everything to compete for the medals of the main start, the 2019 World Cup. And to everyone Russian athletes if not for the BCG, then for the medals of the World Championships and stages of the KM 2018-19, you can and should fight in every race! An excellent example of this is our 2015 world champion Katya Yurlova! So we believe in victory to the last, support our favorites with all our might and cheer for ours!
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The Russian women's team performed well in the relay at the second stage of the World Cup in Austrian Hochfilzen. Despite the presence of two newcomers in the team, our team was one of the contenders for the prize-winning place throughout the race. It was not possible to rise to the podium, however, with such a composition, fourth place is quite a decent result.
Evgenia Pavlova, who ran the starting stage in the World Cup, performs only the first season. And a week ago, in Slovenian Pokljuka, she broke into the elite on the move, finishing twice in the top 10 - in the sprint and the pursuit. The relay debut was also a success. Having made only one miss and lost almost nothing directly at a distance, Pavlova ran her segment seventh, slightly behind the leaders.
At even stages - the second and fourth - the coaching staff decided to put proven fighters. This is the 2015 World Champion in the individual race Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht and Irina Starykh. But between them, Valeria Vasnetsova entered the fight. At the beginning of her six-kilometer distance, immediately after the relay, a native of Udmurtia was fourth. As a result, Vasnetsova lost only one position, largely due to unrest at the firing lines. Two misfires in the prone position and one miss in the standing position.
In the 2016/17 season, Valeria had one episodic participation in the World Cup race, she became a full-fledged athlete of the first national team of the country this season. So far, the best personal result - 13th place in the "individual" on the track in Slovenia.
The winners in the women's relay race were the Italians, who had not achieved such serious team success for a long time: Lisa Vittozzi, Alexia Runggaldir, Dorothea Wierer and Federica Sanfilippo. In the battle for the "silver" at the finish of the distance, the Swede Hanna Oberg was ahead of the Frenchwoman Anais Bescon. The Russians lost 47 seconds to the winners.
Our girls retained their third place in the intermediate standings of the Nations Cup. Recall that before the start of the season, the head of the Russian Biathlon Union, Vladimir Drachev, set the goal for the women's team to be in the top three. overall standings. So the noticeably updated team is still coping with the task.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the executive committee took place in Hochfilzen International Union biathletes (IBU). The transition under the banner of our national team of Kristina Ilchenko, who previously played for Belarus, was approved. Note that this athlete comes from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, she began to run for our closest neighbors in the fall of 2015, since in Russia at that time it was unrealistic for her to break into the main team. And now Ilchenko has returned. She is allowed to start from January next year. The new head of the IBU, Swede Olle Dahlin, at a press conference following the results of the executive committee, said that the organization soon intends to change the criteria for changing sports citizenship.
The results of the men's relay at the stage in Hochfilzen became known after the signing of this issue of "RG".
