The compositions of the men's prefabs on the biathlon relay. The composition of the men's national team of Russia on the baton in Holmencollen

Spare.

The head coach of the Russian national team Alexander Kuprovich explained the coaching solution when choosing the composition of the men's relay:

"According to the results of the readiness of athletes. Flowers everywhere shows good, excellent speed. It is a very reliable relay, we know it from junior age. The wolves kept well the speed in the individual race. Sipulin even to discuss nothing. Babikov also shows a confident stroke in relay. The candidacy of Garanechiev did not consider this relay, you know. Zhenya is preparing for the mass start. He feared this season, he leaves this state for a long time. He reacted with understand. "


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Guys, Low you bow for this victory! She is so welcome for all of us, so long-awaited! You laid it with your failures, and ran the race itself, great! URAA! And athletes, and coaches and all of us - with the victory!

Mad Bear, as I am glad that you have not come true in the comment! Total with 3 dopes, the last two stages went first and deservedly won! URA!

Flowers and Babikov Glint! VICTORY! Hurray, comrades!

I am posted. Breaks by the guys from our first 3 stages. They brought Antoha 1 place and he did it.
I am posted and insanely enough.
About the coaches of men do not write anything. You are cool!
Flowers, Bubikov and even wolves jumped each higher than how it seemed to me, ready. You are great!
Sorry I did not believe in you.

Well, spike .. I also knew that he was now a mad form, but the fact that it is not even getting closer to the fust having only 4 seconds after the last shooting. Do not even give to approach and finish with the flag!

Antosha Well done! All are well done!

Congratulations to our guys with gold and discuss the men's 2017 World Relay in Special News, Website

Help Lord, we won.

How nice is so mistaken!

Oooooeeeeeeeeeeoooo!

It is necessary to tear down. There is no straight line on the finish.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Well, Anton, come on!

So far, all the rules. Svendsen OEB should prescribe an arms with a pad.

Wah, beautiful Bubikov, swear!

Race goes ... Experts, such as Elen, shut up, at least for a while, please!

Most of the fans as it should be optimistic, and here I do not see the reasons for optimism. No matter how cool, and Germany, France, Norway in composition is stronger than us. We are fourth. Of course, if someone from the troika starts overly worried and shoot yourself, we have a good chance of a medal. And so, we are objectively fourth forces. This is the first.

But the worst thing is that the finish does not imply disassembly on the finish, where Sillen Anton Shipulin. Therefore, his favorite tactic is sitting down, and then jump out, does not work. Then there is no. From the slides, departure directly to the finish, where after turning under 90% of the only meters of 20 distances. Who left, first and remained. That is, it is necessary to get out of the distance. But the remote speed of his rivals: Fourcade m., Shempa and Redhead Boy are not worse.

So we will only have a medal with a happy coincidence. Unfortunately. Option When we all fit in zero, I do not even consider it. This is already super sunrise.

sergey, well, Cheslovo was captured)).

Well, at least the weather today has a better man than yesterday the ladies. Without snowfall and until almost calm on a shooting range.

Gauri,
Logins can be gathered, maybe no, but while we have an unimportant "mental" state of an athlete and 7 misses in the last race. It would be a personal race - I would still be fine, but risk a team result ...
The wolves are in any practical condition (even in the underwear of his wife;) in the relay, reliable enough. The flowers last season also performed well in the Stafe at the World Cup, facing the sprint before this. Well, and Bubikov was not bad during this season, even tried on the finisher - unfortunately, however, he was still too early, but for the 3 stage it should be "enough" - if in a form, of course. Well, because they and Max rested during the IG.

Elen,
"And no guarantees are still no"
I remembered the phrase from one movie: "I don't need guarantees! Warranty Leave yourself! And give me ... "victory in the relay!))

Elen. Thank you. How nice to deal with a competent fan.

Natalia,
And who else - besides Anton - claims good places in Masstart? They do not run the relay?

Layout on the relay. just from the world of fiction, two dark horses (I wonder what their sports form) wolves with his lag and sipulin, which is also MaslTAR to run, pull Anton from the last strength, and whether these forces will remain for tomorrow, to do not care all Relay do not expect if it still gets to get clinging for a place in the troika, I will be sincerely glad. All Validol and Valeriana. Guys neither fluff not a pen.

I still certainly, I can see how our clever Antosha Babikov and Maxim Flowers overtook Fourcade)
Eh, there was a time! I hope it will repeat and more than once!

vladimir, Oleg Kiselev, - for sure! Well, what wolves? This is Sleptsova in the pants! Again the lag, and the young will be twitching further! But KhMAO, apparently, knows how to convince ((.. and what was the bad intermediate composition of young people with hipulin? And Eliseev was good on the third, - An, no! (Antoshki and Maxim, - Good luck to you! Anton Sh-remember Start, if the lag is hopeless, do not turn to the wrong one!

Olga56, Bravo!

sergey, not yet, today will give

Olga56, thank you).

sergey, in Sivi. There are preliminary lists for women and men.

Olga56, applauding. I support every word.

I wonder where you can see the list on MS

Boris, I agree, you will not please all. Plus this composition is relatively riskful. But again - relatively)). And there are no guarantees anyway.

My dear fans! Let me contact you:
Let's tell me
No need more dirt
Pour into the address of those guys
What will come to battle now.
And quietly wish
Boys all courage
Worthy of the struggle
With a cold head.
Let the shots are all in target
Did not let go of skis
At the finish jerk
Everyone has strength.
Thank you!

kuzya07, 172 points it can be played, six races ahead. If the Ira is also good to act the chances to catch up and get around Italian.
I looked at the results and it turned out that the IRA lost only Dankley from two stages in the relay. And also promised to pull the Mironov, so the chances are very decent

Which makeup put, for such a thing and we will root.
At all you can not please, some want Loginov, Other Garanes, someone baby, I would like to see Eliseeva.
Let's see the relay, and then we will either rejoice or swear.

Oleg Kiselev, Aaaa, "Sho, Again?"

sergey, on health, liked himself

In Russia, the weak link of the wolves, in Germany, Lesser, France Beatrix, has a koltchik, but they are all at the first stage. So should win Norwegi

With such a fourness of fifth

Oleg Kiselev, so does not need another layout. Everything else, you know already what leads to.
It is a pity that your wife does not like biathlon. And then you would talk to her more.))

Oleg Kiselev, well, if there is no one, except for "fools" - then this is the wines of TSh)).

Just good luck

Elen, larger in circles, when the lag is large and catching nothing in fact. The same Sypulin was accused of fighting in all relay struggles. And this happens exactly when he thinks there is no chance. When there is a chance, he also starts to chase. And hypership in the absence of tactical preparation is difficult to blame somehow. And according to your it turns out that Boe and Gima is not a place in the relay. However, in Ukrainian women with a "fool" in the relay of silver, and our "smart" tenth.

Fox, thank you very much, raised the mood

angelina, why, some remember and very well).

Vasilich, our fans, probably do not remember such a song. But in it lies the whole meaning of victory. It is a pity that the athletes do not know her.

Oleg Kiselev, what happened here? This is a layout of circles, laying of a sober and mature athlete. And if athletes are not tactically ready - they are not a place in the staple. There, "smart" will always win the "fool".

Elen, and what? Also, Shipulin behaves when the lag is large. GP is the same as he did not risk it to rush, considering that the loss is too big. Feet not to play a minute. And you can hope only for the mistakes of rivals. And when the opponent is near, then you want to catch up soon and at least sit behind my back. And as a result of the error, if you can't catch up quickly. And with the same female relay. The mirror situation in Jim and Sleptsova. When Sleptsova is already in fact in the position of Jim, in which the latter was on Che. The result on shooting was seen. And all this situation is exclusively due to loss at the first stage.

1) The eight-time Olympic champion Deh Einar Bjorndalen said that the coaches of the Norway national team asked his advice when choosing a composition on the relay race at the World Championships in Hochfilzen.
Einar Bjorndalen, Emile Hegela Svennsen, Taria Boy and Johannes Boy, will be released at the launch in the Norwegian team.
- Do you have something to say about the composition?
- If they ask me about the advice, but I call the composition that I consider it right.
- And they asked you?
- Yes.
- What was your answer?
- I do not think it is for printing. But I gave clearly to understand what I mean.
- Is it possible to say that everything happened as you wanted it?
- Uh ... The team is good, but we have a very good reserve. The team would not be worse with Lars Helge Birkelan. But, as already mentioned many times, I do not have anything to do with the formation of the composition. They choose riders, and I clearly said how the team should look.

2) One of those who made the decision was the coach of the physical training team Egil Kristiansen.
"There is no doubt that there are athletes with a huge experience, from which we can benefit when we need answers. But it is not a fact that we will follow the advice.
- Have you followed the advice of Bjorndalen this time?
- I would not like to talk about it. "

3) One of the questions when choosing a relay four was part of Emil Hegel Svennsen, who had previously recognized in a bad form.

"The form is more than good to participate in the relay," said Svennsen, agreeing with the fact that it is not worth drawing everything "in black tones", and it is better to stay on "gray".

4) Another participant in Johannes Breakthet Beki said that his brother Taria, who missed the whole season due to illness, is very in combat.
"He is very motivated. Those who run the stage tomorrow with him will not be able to sleep calmly. "

Alexander LS, I did not read this interview, but still the relay is another story, maybe I would have gathered.
However, it is worth noting that before disqualification, Loginov had a deafening failure in the relay.
Nda, sadness, sadness.

Alexander LS, on the battery, these guys are usually collected - and if such a composition is put up - it means that the mood is serious.

but how are the rules prepare for the tv2.no relay

Gauri,
"TSh is mandaring again, if they took Loginov, they could show fundamentality to the end."
View Kasperovich:
"- Alexander Loginova has seven misses. What is it connected with?
- We talked to him a bit. He made it clear that the point is not in some external factors. Everything is exclusively in the field of psychology. "
Still, the scandal with laughter did not pass without a trace for Alexander. Think, over the past couple of days, "psychology" login has improved? So much that you can risk, putting it in the relay?

Yuri,
"In addition to the northes, almost almost 100% stable composition"
And what is the norms? Johannes - without any questions (although the mixture still failed). WEB is quite stable, but in the IG - 47th with 4 misses. And the races on the World Cup spent a lot, and the years are not all those ... Svensen - on the World Cup, it is clearly not his own (36.27 places). The trey - it is not clear what the season for him just began. What is the stability of the team speech?

Already not believe in the best. All we have a nonladoha.
Positive emotions this championship did not add, rather, on the contrary ...
Something in the system is not so.
Good luck guys! There is nothing to lose ...

The coaching headquarters of the Russian national team constantly emphasizes: the World Cup is passing starts through which we run out, digest the load, and how it will come to the Olympics, let's drink. It is clear that the Russian biathlon with most of the rest of the world lives in another dimension. Koreans fly through half amen for the New Year to act necessarily at the National Championship, and then endure the entire Russian national team in Oberhof and do not complain about. Well, we are preparing to the Olympics.

On Sunday, Oberhof, the program of the 4th stage of the World Cup will end with relay, in which the coaching staff will have the penultimate chance to roll back the Olympic composition. It would seem that there is nothing easier than to check in the stressful conditions of all candidates for vacant places, but the coaches have a different opinion. We suddenly need a momentary result or are we fighting for some place in the Nations Cup? Otherwise, how to explain such half solutions?

"Leave Anton alone"

This phrase in the address of journalists and experts we hear from the beginning of December. And I would be happy to leave, but it does not work. Facts do not allow. Well, as it was necessary to train the recent King of the finish, so that in the last round he was playing Babikov? Therefore, to leave Anton alone followed the relay, but not us, but the coaching staff. But Shipulin Race will run, which is neither skill, nor glasses will definitely add.

What for? What for?!

Yes, on the one hand, there is simply no other finisher in the male or mixed relay and even in their imperfect state of Shipulin will benefit more than anyone else. In the personal races, he can manifest and engage in self-named, but when the team is honored, its leader will not let it down. But on the other hand, in the state in which our team is in Oberhof, count on a victory or even on prizes we cannot. So why psychologically injured the leader and once again put it under the blow, causing to pull out the team from the tenths, like Munchhausen himself from the swamp? Finally, Anton from the beginning of the season did not miss any race, and he would definitely not hurt him the extra day.

Spare! Who is where ... how else to write about the Russian national team in biathlon?

Well, at least once they all missed, but our times - and with the medal. I don't even want to talk about the next blow from South Korea. Ashamed.

Why in team Dead Souls?

The feasibility of presence in the national team Alexandra Loginova and Irina Old There was still question in Hochfilzen, when IOC clearly identified the criteria for the admission of Russian athletes in neutral status. The prospects to get to the Olympics they do not have almost no, because the IOC insured even in case of handling Cas. He does not prohibit advocate athletes with the doping past at the games, but issues invitations at its discretion. He wants to not invite red or bald - has a full right.

However, old, despite its relay value, still went to the IBU Cup and did not shine there, becoming the worst of Russians in the first race. The presence of Loginov at the World Cup is still friendly with logic. According to the sporting principle, the guy deserved it: he is the best in the team move.

The leadership of the native region put an ambitious task before him - to break through the top ten at the end of the season. It seems to be what to strive for, but what about the relay? Instead of checking not the most obvious candidates Matthew Eliseeva or Maxim TsvetkovThe coaches are part of the one who in Phenchhan is definitely not an assistant.

Asensity in Oberhof. Failure in the sprint was not an accident

Sipulin played 16 positions, but did not even fall in the top ten. The Russian national team looked powerless. And Fourcad without nerves made the Golden Doubl.

"Girl with talking surname" or when checking Kaisishev

On the one hand, the decision to save the IBU Cup leader Ulyana Kaisishev It is completely explained to Rupleolding. In the Oberhof Kashe, a tall athlete was unlikely to show something, and self-confidence could undermine. But what bothered it under the relay and give a chance to run on freshechka? Ulyana is an obvious candidate for the Olympic fourth on a variety of reasons. First, the Korea will not be an iron relay plate. Secondly, Mironova and Violaneen Do not be friends with shooting standing and are friends even less with relay. Finally, candidacy Cream At the first stage, it causes very big doubts.

It is difficult to imagine, in what another team from the first five cup of nations will persist in the first stage of the relay athlete, which can not get into the pursuit of the pursuit twice, loses 30 seconds on the circle and looks completely helplessly on the stern road Oberhof. It comes to the point that fans are beginning to complain about the stands. "Tomorrow we will look again at the first stage on a girl with the talking surname?" - They are interested in. And do not specify, about whom it is about it.

Attention, do not miss, look tomorrow, March 18, direct broadcasts of the male relay and female rushes at the 8th stage of the World Cup from Norway. The live broadcast of the female race of the persecution will begin at 14:00, and men will go to the start of the relay at 16:45 Moscow time. The composition of the Russian team on the men's relay will be published on our site in the very near future. Detailed start-sheets on all the World Cup races and the IBU Cup and all the results (protocols) of the Biathlon World Cup, as always in the E "Biathlon Results". A detailed television program of direct broadcasts is traditionally in TV broadcast. Detailed schedule of all races for season 2017-2018 in the "Biathlon Calendar" section.

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Marina Alekseevna, and especially questions ... And what are Ryosh! I bow my head. And our shame!

Victor H., You, keep it there!

Fox, normal today is a funny program, even in some places))

Zannin with Trifanov - Krasnoyegi!))))

Iola, you are right - Kravtsov invited Sipulin on a conversation and offered a project to create a separate group. Of course, Shipulin did not know Kryuchkov with whom she had to work as practice showed not one season, which means, love at first sight.

Marina Alekseevna, Well done. Max has given good answers. Yes, the devissance answered

Marina Alekseevna,

Marish, well, we and I have something else!
I would be at least a circle, so that homemade nose is losing!

Natul, I look), although just that Iol said that I would not look, because the city I just can't listen.

Marina Alekseevna, Guberniev in the Flower program gives an interview, look - I recommend

Pulka, great you please! Contact, if FAQ) I can and kindly.

vladimir,
"My memory has not writer yet, I will say it ... at this meeting, Sipulin and offered an action plan - about creating a separate group, called Cooook as a mentor."
Means the memory of Kryuchkov's memory:
"Anton and Lesha themselves decided that they want individual training. Before that, they did not know me ... They came to Kravtsov to discuss whether such an approach is possible. Kravtsov summoned me and said: "These people would like to train according to an individual plan, you need to provide methodical support". "
Until now, I am amazed by Anton's inspirement: to call Kryuchkov's mentor, not even knowing it ... it is worthy of the battle of psychics!))

Marina Alekseevna, thank you very much. Happiness, good luck, joy in life!

vladimir, let me disagree with you! At that time, the men's team was, as on the selection, there was no 1 explicit leader, but from anyone was waiting for a successful performance! Kryuchkov is not Anton offered, namely Kravtsov! Hooks at that time worked in the CSP, whose head was Kravtsov

The bullet, I was not going to talk with you and I am not going to talk from the word at all. You will chain Maxim not in the case, you will have an opinion, "going to the incision."
____________________

Vityush)))) rearranged) thanks))))) And yes, I have been sick for you, for a long time))

although there is still an earrings Cougar and Sashka my Siberian))
how to break something?
So, it was decided! For you!

Marina Alekseevna, even if you are older than me, do not need to poke me and talk in such a tone. Make your site and install the rules that you will come to mind, and since there are other rules here, you should not fall on those who go to the incision.

Guys our - forces, endurance and accuracy at the distance! And we will support them, whatever place they occupy!
I think that Sipulin and Jurlova, after invalid, the strongest spiritual dormant happened to OI, from which neither the other never recovered ... may therefore come talk about the possible completion of the career and errors at the distance more that we are accustomed to see (
We will hurt for the Tyumen stage and wait for what will happen next with your favorite sport!

Marina,
"Well, what are the" deceptive sensations ", if two race in a row with Anton happened the same thing - it" cut down "on the final cut of the race?"
The difference is: in the first race, the distance was 10 km, in the second - 12.5. So the final stage, when Anton cut down, moved somewhat in time.
And in the relay, the distance is still shorter - 7.5 km, there is a chance that Anton is enough for the whole stage.))

Boris, "So after all, the top of the SBR Mr. Kraravtsov himself offered to work with hook))"

My memory has not mentioned yet, I will say how it was. From the Sipulin interview with the initiator of the meeting in a high office, Anton -na -na Kravtsov was worth the Anton, to see the meeting, one God knows. At this meeting, Shipulin and offered a plan for the creation of a separate group, called Cooook as a mentor.

It was possible to understand Kravtsov in the then atmosphere - consideration was driven into the angle -krom of a reliable anton of the rear name. Having lost it to meant, cut off the bitches on which you yourself hang plus more of these disassembly guys with Casper

About coordination. Do you know that the Kryuchkova group has a specific plan designed for many moves forward, which is really agreed, but the plan is not a living organism and *** adjustments, based on how an athlete feels at the moment, what can you read user comments above .

Russian biathlonist Anton Shipulin spoke on his performance:
"There is no strength on the relay. Seriously, no strength. I would even be happy with pleasure from the relay, would give the guys to run, tortiga. But I feel that I will not have such a chance, "the athlete said.

Marina Alekseevna, how did you guess?))

Iola left to live a little bit, soon the race

Lisa, how to live? uzhos))

Iola, as you could forget, shame you and train memory (if you can't google like others)
i also went to train my memory on the keyboard

Fox, Net Wolves, Cook, Malyshchko and Flowers

Julia !, Flowers was the fourth
Iola, in my opinion, Mahambetov was on the first

Julia!, Everything, found, the wolves ran there!

Elen, vanechka vsov?))))))) A ha ha ha ha

Julia!, What was this year?

To remember who fled the first stage - a lot of memory is not necessary)).

Julia!, Was not like that! More precisely, I can not remember, but Dima in America ran 3 stage)

I do not remember the first stage who fled there, the second cook, then Dima and then Max!

Julia!, Jacques well)) I am a subsidence in consent)

Fox, well, how ... everyone wants their own yaklo to realize on the Internet, where I want them, I-Zhegovili, I-Zhapredofrevul, nothing depends. In real life, not everything turns out, but here you can.

the composition is already approved, and all the fans argue

Marina, I agree. It's a shame that TSh seems to do not own the situation in what state athletes or everything does at Avos ((
I wish you good shooting guys, then it will be easier to race. And, then the cores themselves will still have to go to the time.

Pulka, calm down already at the expense of Maxim. You do not like the guy, which endlessly cling to him as a ray.
He will do everything in his power today. Be careful will not be, it is not in his rules. Proved more than once.
Introducing how much bile will pour such a bullet on it if they fail ...
Also with this "sentercy" now everyone sticks ...

Irsen, when a formal bid on the relay is filed, the athletes should not have the instance between the stages, you can only make replacements, for example, garanichev can replace anyone.

Marina, according to the last races, it is clearly seen that the staff for the spikes will be superfluous.

Irsen, TSh is just one option, with which this option made up, it seems, not even yesterday. (

Kennedy62, have ever been exposed to two teams. True in a mixed relay. In Khanty-Mansiysk, our occupied 1 and 2 places.

And if so: Bubikov, Shipulin, flowers, baby- as an option? Or replace hipulin into garaichev.

Bourguignon, so before Tyumen still need to fly and pass acclimatization, not so much time on vacation.

Bourguignon, Well, what are the "deceptive sensations", if two race in a row with Anton occurred the same "cut down" on the final cutting of the race?
Anton is very rarely so openly says that there is no strength. He is not the "green" junior, so as not to understand its condition.
Restore our non-one massage in service. Will it help?
"Montalca" in this nothing about the decisive relay, by and large, we need only tsh-their ass covering the full failure in preparation. After all, so far no one out of the basics before the podium committed this season, except for Sipulin, but it doesn't have any relation to TCH a national team.
And so, in the case of today's getting to the podium and the "Lavra" to them, it wins the team), but in the event of failure, only a particular athlete will be to blame, for the command "merit" in this case it is not customary to remember yesterday's maiden The relay and its estimates after -cake this illustration. (

Kennedy62, besides there is a suitable messenger candidate - and a minibus in combat readiness))

Marina, it happens that the sensation is deceptive, and even if they correspond to the real state, the result can exceed expectations. It is necessary to take into account that only Germans have a relatively reliable composition. The medal can well hook, and for Anton, it will not be superfluous. And on the wave of success and several days of rest to Tyumen, it may be enough to restore.

Boris, yes, you interview Anton Read!
He says the open text: no strength, choice, too, will have to run.
And you about some "coordination" .. Maybe someone with whom I agreed, only obviously not with Anton and his coach. (

Kennedy62, so I designated unconditional priority))

Bourguignon, democratic! True, collisions are inevitable - can claim the same athletes :))

Kennedy62, while the composition of one relay four must determine the fans, and the other - so be the coaching headquarters, but by the residual principle))
Then it will immediately be seen who of them is begging!

The Russian national team opened the medals in the new year. In the male relay, the gold composition of the current world champions won bronze. It is in this discipline that we have the best coping chances if coaches refuse unnecessary experiments and leave the champion fourth of Hochfilzen. In essence, they do not have, with all the seemingly impressive internal competition in the Russian national team and a long "bench". Evgeny GaranichevAccording to rumors, he refused a chance to perform in the relay and after five consecutive main starts in this discipline does not want to go to a new risk and substitute the team.

Matvey Eliseevwhich now went to train in Ridnown, is considered as a candidate for sprint at the Olympic Games, but most likely, he will be prepared again the role of the spare. The fact is that Matvey has not yet proven itself as a reliable relay, was not tested in neither Oberhof, nor in Ruhalding, and therefore his Olympic relay chances look minimal. Concerning Alexandra Loginova, His chances of winning the case in Cas is much less than that of the same Pihler who has been rescienting that he will not go to the Olympics. So stay Volkov and Shipulin, flowers and Babikov non-alternative candidates.

Wolves: I will perform at the Olympics in the relay and individual race

The happy talisman of the Russian national team helped again to start the relay and told about the benefits and complexity of the Christmas race.

Iron stages

Two of our touchrs stacked the stages of iron. It showed that not even in the best physical form will not be filled with the first relay stage. He knows how to hold on rivals, play cat-mouse at the turn and successfully risks and serve a happy mascot for the Russian national team. The two biggest victories of our biathlon over the past five years have been obsessed in the male relay in Sochi and in Hochfilzen with a starter Alexey Volkov in the first stage.

With the finisher, too, everything is clear. No matter how losing in the last circle in "cutting", there is no replacement. In the relay, he knows how to calm his nerves and shows the best performances, and in the contact racing it looks much stronger on the ski. This, in fact, showed the current start. Sipulin received the fifth relay, but coped at the turn and confidently bypassed two rivals, including the top German Simon Shempt. I am sure that the sprint battle on the last round he would have won.

He is back?! How Russia squandered bronze in the relay

Anton Sipulin played more than a minute of lagging behind his stage and brought the bronze relay to Russia. Almost that spinulin. Almost that Russia.

To take a bar, you need to run

Men's relay - our main Olympic chance. The shape of Anton Shipulin does not yet allow firmly to count on personal awards, and there were no them in the last two world championships. However, team disciplines still leave a good chance, even the seemingly hopeless female relay. Men did not make up for various reasons. At first, a strong wind was prevented in Hochfilzen, then in Oberhof a thick fog. Finally, everything developed, but certain concerns remained.

Our "Golden" Four of all with four additional cartridges hooked for the podium with difficulty. But no one guarantees such accuracy in Korea, where and the rivals probably will pull the shooting. The Russians continue to lose much more than in previous years, and the fifth stage is waiting for them to release the notorious "Padinsk" loads. Therefore, the second medal came as always on time. Now guys must believe in coaching techniques that will bring them to the right way to the Olympics and in their golden composition.

When your team is full of stars, the relay medal is valued less personal. The same Martin Fourcade never shows such bright gestures in relay, as in personal races, and Johannes Boy on Friday finished finished with the flag. In the personal races, we can still count on Shipulin and Jurlov, and then with a certain proportion of luck, but in the team at the expense of the right "chemistry" and dedication Russians are still capable of jumping above. The main thing is to believe in this and maintain such an optimal composition.