Biathlon - World Cup Hochfilzen 2017
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Fiery atmosphere in biathlon in a week from beginning of the Hochfilzen World Cup. Un''uscita Martin Fourcade on a social network has sparked furious reactions from all over the 'Russian environment.
Wednesday 1 February 2017 5 minutes reading time
Yesterday evening the 'official Instagram account of the Russian Federation has made a celebratory post against Alexander Loginov, who was celebrating his 25th birthday. In this post they were remember all the medals won in his career, starting from the junior category.
Among the comments to the photos published by the Russian Federation it is also appeared a Martin Fourcade, who literally wrote: "And it has been banned for two years for taking EPO. Do not forget one of its most prestigious trophies."
All hell broke loose. As it is written by the transalpine sent on a rampage the 'Russian establishment.
The more sedate of all was Vitaly Mutko, the 'man of Vladimir Putin trust within sport all''ambiente, which was limited to a commentary in which he remembered as Loginov bbi paid for his offense and now has the right to compete. Political correctness, however, was the 'exception.
Alexander Tikhonov said that "for me Martin Fourcade has ceased to exist" Loginov adding that "she must answer by tapping on the track".
Evgeny Redkin Fourcade has called "a coward, scared by the fact of finding an opponent like Loginov at the World Cup."
Viktor Mamatov has come to declare that in the past the French were allowed to go unpunished taking banned drugs.
Anatoly Aliabev called the 'Fourcade of "a psychological attack dirty game to try to destabilize Loginov, because he knows that will be his main rival for the World Cup."
In all this chaos, the comment of the Catalan was deleted. It is not known whether he himself off, or an administrator dell''account Instagram of the Russian Federation.
It must be said that in Russia, including the media, c''è who took what happened to open a reflection on what happened.
Ie Loginov confessed to having taken EPO, but it has not really worked. He never tried the names of doctors or coaches who followed him while taking EPO.
At the same time, during the suspension, he was allowed to train with the teams of Tyumen regional federation and supported it financially.
In other words, such a policy is considered inconceivable by sportsmen Western at the Europa, where those who are found positive will automatically lose any federal support. Moreover it is perceived as a sort of "complicity" between the system and doped athletes.
So you get closer to the World Cup with considerable sparks between Fourcade and the Russians. C''è to be hoped that these days do not cross too often in Ridnauntal, where currently they are both in rally (both male France that female Russia) ...
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