the Senior men’s coach appointed Robert Kabukov and women of similar position will take Vladimir korolkevich. Both recommended that Valery Polkhovsky, whose candidacy for the post of chief coach of the national team of Russia is now on the coordination in the Ministry of sport.
Recall a brief chronology of events. March 15, ended the world Cup. Despite two medals with February’s world Championships, including gold, the Board of the Russian biathlon Union considered the results of the work of the coaching staff of the team headed by Anatoliy Hovhanavan. In the end, the decision on the resignation of the expert matured quite fast: on 10 April the Board of the SBR recommended for the post of the head coach the Vice-President of the organization Valery Bolhovskogo. It is noteworthy that Kovantsev about his dismissal learned from the Internet. However, those who follow the Russian biathlon probably already accustomed to such incidents. Another salient point against the resignation of the specialist was addressed by the President of the RBU Vladimir Drachev, called the step premature. Agreed Drachev and candidate Bolhovskogo.
“It’s not my turn. Did not offer any Vice President or the chief coach. I’m for that at the moment, not to hurry and not to speed up the process. Personally I don’t mind Bolhovskogo in terms of organizational action, but not in the role of head coach”, – said the head of the Russian biathlon.
Another thing is that the position of the most Drachev now shaky as ever. The majority of the members of the Board of the RBU are the current President of the RBU is not too effective. Not in favor of Drachev and the difficult financial situation in which he entrusted the organization. According to unofficial information, the debt of the RRF is 7 million rubles, plus 350 thousand euros needs to pay the International biathlon Union as compensation for the restoration of rights. He Drachev their relationship with the Board called “discussion”. But in General, what key decisions are taken contrary to the opinion Drachev speaks volumes.
as for the new coaching staff, the figure of Valery Bolhovskogo, perhaps, be called one of the most controversial in the Russian biathlon. His name is associated with the success of our athletes in the mid-90s and in the 2000s. However, for the same period accounted for a considerable part of doping scandals involving Russian athletes. However, importantly, Polkhovsky never passed on any doping cases as a defendant.
Kabukov and korolkevich, replacing, respectively, Sergey and Vitaly Belozerov Neritina are long-time supporters Bolhovskogo. Your choice of the latter is explained by lack of time “to waste on swinging, grinding”. Kabukov is not such a hyped character like Polkhovsky. Previousplace of work trainer with a German passport was the national team of Kazakhstan. “About the first year I can say that he will go to the development team, but the Olympics will show everything! There will already be clear, we are working on or not”, – said the specialist, in his keynote interview “R-Sport”.
But korolkevich has been working in the Russian team, but in recent years he worked with the Belarusian biathlon. Now Bolhovskom as Vice-President of the RBU, whom he is since December last year, have to agree on coaches in the sport.
we Add that the SBR Board ordered the coaching staff to submit, by 27 April, the list of athletes for centralised training to the 2021/22 season.
Foundation: Robert Kabukov, Maxim Maximov, Artem Istomin.
Reserve: Nikolay Knyazev, Alexey Volkov, Dmitry Shukalovich.
Foundation: Vladimir korolkevich, Nicholas Zagurskii.
Reserve: Sergey Konovalov, Eugene Kuvayev.
Senior coach of the reserve (youth and Junior squads): Nikolay Bolshakov.
Juniors: Sergey Shestov, Pavel Spiridonov.
Junior: Alexander Andreev, Alexander Glusovich.
Youth: Igor Okhotnikov, Evgeny Pankov, Evgeniy Pchelkin.
well-Known Austrian biathlete, world champion Dominik Landertinger took the decision to finish sports career.
32-year-old Austrian won four Olympic medals, in addition, four times became the winner of the world Championships and 17 times on the podium in world Cup races. Well, its top award, the gold medal in the mass start, Landertinger took the world Cup 2009.
In recent years, the veteran had problems with his health, and in 2017, had surgery on the intervertebral disk.
At the last world Cup in Italian Anterselva Dominique won “bronze” in individual race. “I am grateful that I was able to achieve all of this. Before last season I thought he had nothing. But I really wanted to finish my career beautifully. Thanks to the medals in Antholz I feel I’m the winner,” – said the athlete.
