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'' The year with the Olympic Games is far from home start, but the management of Russian biathlon is already chaotic and the worst may be behind the'' corner.
Wednesday 2 October 2013 7 minutes reading time
But we go in order. Yesterday the Fed announced a surprising news about Anton Shipulin.
The twenty-six of Tyumen preparatosi to date with the ranks of big followed by Nikolay Lopukhov, will be moving to another training group, or that they belong to Ivan Tcherezov, Maxim Tchoudov, Maxim and Sergei Maksimov Bocharnikov.
According to the words of the federal vice-president Viktor Maigourov,'' the RBU has agreed to a request by Vladimir Putrov, personal trainer Shipulin, who'' s now on will follow a training program customized.
The move is somewhat unique because it implies a change in the running of preparation on the part of him that in the light of the results of the recent past can be considered the number 1 in Russia.
All this remembering the wise words recently uttered by Emil Hegle Svendsen: "The preparation in the fall is essential because it is the work done at this time of year'' that determines whether the season will be good or not."
It is worthwhile to point out a fact. The winners of the two competitions counting towards the Russian championships played about ten days ago, it is the already mentioned Bocharnikov and Tcherezov, while the big movement have struggled.
The coming months will tell if the move was successful. At least Shipulin will not have the worry of having to earn the place since the Fed announced today the names of the athletes who will not have to cross the internal selections and will be part of the contingent of the World Cup in the stages of December.
MEN (4): GARANICHEV Evgeniy (1988), Malyshko Dmitry (1987), Shipulin Anton (1987), Evgeny Ustyugov (1985)
WOMEN (3): GLAZYRINA Ekaterina (1987), VILUKHINA Olga (1988), Olga Zaitseva (1978)
The other four men and five women will be chosen based on the results of trials to be held in Östersund between 18 and 20 November.
There is talk of nine names to be added because the federation has announced that the quota for the maximum circuit in the first three stages will be eight athletes for sex, which will be rotated in the six pectoral available in races scheduled between Östersund , Hochfilzen and Annecy-Le Grand Bornand without risking relegation Ibu Cup
The position of ease, however, is relative as a maximum of five per sex will be confirmed in January, while the others will have to pass the gauntlet of'' Izhevsk Rifle, read an internal competition at the end of December.
Consequently, this creates a potential powder keg, which we have already had signs last year. The serious risk is that with such strict criteria athletes in poor condition should be sent to clear the track, or on the contrary others are forced to compete in the circuit after a cadet was in great shape.
At the same time there is the possibility that athletes from the good results in the World Cup, but not enough to place them among the top five in the internal hierarchies, must regain the place using precious energy during the holiday season, or even be downgraded as Ibu Cup
The incredible fact is the decision to re-propose the same very strict criteria last year despite having been strongly criticized by several insiders Russians.
Finally we should not forget the possible discontent that could arise in the event of technical choices in favor of a working group at the expense of another.
In particular, in the women's field where the role of Wolfgang Pichler has been resized and most of the athletes is now being followed by Vladimir Korolkevich under the supervision of the horse to return Selifonov, former coach of the Russian women between 2008 and 2010.
'' To give an idea of ​​the chaotic situation just think about this fact: the 7 athletes already selected for the stages in December will come to'' beginning of the World Cup followed by 5 (!) Technical areas: A) Garanichev, and Malyshko Ustyugov from LopukhovB) Shipulin from PutrovC) Zaitseva by his sister Oksana RochevaD) Vilukhina from KorolkevichE) Glazyrina by Pichler
Considering how Sochi 2014 will lead to a huge build political pressure from the media and one wonders if the directions agonistic be able to hold the reins of a thoroughbred already on the verge of carried away.
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