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From Russia comes a bombshell. Anna Boulygina now become Frolina after marriage, change nationality & agrave ;. Gi & agrave; this winter garegger & agrave; for South Korea that started the "recruitment drive" to Pyeong Chang in 2018.
Wednesday 21 October 2015 5 minutes reading time
"Viktor Ahn & egrave; went to Russia and also snowboarders American Vic Wild. They have become athletes pi & ugrave; medalists Russia's Sochi Olympics. Perch & eacute; this can not & ograve; happen again? In South Korea Russian athletes are very respected and appreciated "said Ventzeslav Iliev, head coach of the South Korean team.
According to reports from the head sports.ru the thirty-one has signed a contract with the South Korean federation two weeks ago and now trains in Tyumen with the Asian team, which is doing an internship in their TOWN Siberian.
Boulygina, we should get used to calling Frolina having changed his last name after marriage, compir & agrave; 32 years in January and has had a rather troubled history.
Always considered a great talent on skis, unfortunately not supported by un''adeguata accuracy at the shooting range, beginning & ograve; to achieve weight once you have found some stability & agrave; pitch. In the 2008 season - '' 09 he won a race in the World Cup (the 'pursuit of Antholz) and subsequent World Championships in Pyeong Chang (curiously in South Korea) arriv & ograve; fourth in the sprint and won the 'World Championship gold in the relay.
The 'year later conferm & ograve; on top, but the Olympic Games in Vancouver marked a downturn for his career. After closing the fourth sprint (a few tenths off the bronze) and sixth nell''inseguimento Boulygina was excluded from the relay quartet (later winner dell''oro) because it was considered too little solid at the shooting range.
Just this episode, lived dall''atleta as un''ingiustizia, rappresent & ograve; her a psychological blow from which they were born also some disputes with the federation. From that moment the Siberian & egrave not; pi & ugrave; managed to achieve weight and indeed & egrave; nell''oblio over.
But now the 'opportunities & agrave; to return in biathlon's important with the change of the passport. According to reports from sports.ru, Boulygina-Frolina garegger & agrave; gi & agrave; nell''inverno the gates. Will have & agrave; however begin dall''Ibu Cup and earn a wild card. In the women's South Korea it does not have a breast plate secured to the evidence of the World Cup.
The veteran for & ograve; is not serious; the only South Korean purchase. The twenty-two Alexander Starodubets, stronger than the discrete past at youth level (but never considered by the Russian teams), defend & agrave; the colors of the Asian country. In his case there will be & agrave; the possibilities & agrave; to show up at the World Cup soon earned the 'stand as a candidate & agrave; through cadet circuit.
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