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In an interview with R-Sport, Anton Shipulin announced that in the coming season he will not take part in all World Cup races. The aim is to prepare the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in the best possible way.
Monday 24 July 2017 2 minutes reading time
The now thirty-year-old Russian said he wanted to "surely jump one or maybe two stages before the Olympic Games. In the coming winter, however, the most important thing for me is the Olympics.
I have not yet decided which appointments I will not attend. I will evaluate what to do according to my health and fitness, that is whether it will be worth competing or not. "
In all likelihood, many will follow the same policy. The Norwegians tend to desert several appointments in the Five Circus vintages. Martin Fourcade himself took a break before Sochi.
Shipulin does not hesitate to conquer that individual Olympic gold fleeing him for a nil in 2014 - when he made a mistake on the ultimate sprint target without which he would win - and that is becoming an obsession, Especially by Russian enthusiasts.
Above all, the Korean Games could be the last chance. The Siberian did not make a secret that he could even hang the skis at the nail at the end of next season.
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