MOSCOW, January 7, Andrey Senchenko. Coach of the Russian women's team Mikhail Shashilov should to explain the reasons for the unsatisfactory results of biathletes before the Olympics, believes the three-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova. “I don’t understand why on the eve of the Olympics our biathletes perform so unconvincingly. There is neither speed nor accurate shooting. The question should be addressed to coach Mikhail Shashilov. There is a month left before the Games, this time will pass very quickly. And Shashilov can not explain the reasons for the current form of his athletes. He says that everything is fine. But where is it normal ?! The Russians are very unstable. Of course, we hope that the situation will improve by the Olympics, but from start to start we have no reason to be optimistic. We want to work on mistakes, and our biathletes strive for the level of the best in the world, «said Anfisa Reztsova. Oberhof hosted the women's sprint race, which was won by the Norwegian Marthe Olsby Roiselan. The best among the Russians was Kristina Reztsova, who is in seventh place (2 penalties, +26.6 seconds). Valeria Vasnetsova took 24th place (2 misses, +1.17.4), Irina Kazakevich — 30th (2 misses, +1.22.7), Svetlana Mironova — 33rd (3 misses, +1.25.3), Anastasia Shevchenko — 86th (3 penalties, +3.33.9). Uliana Nigmatullina, who received a two-minute penalty for missing a penalty loop, finished 82nd (3 penalties, +3.20.7).
