MOSCOW, January 13, Alexander Govorov. Possible resignation of the head coach of the Russian women's national team on biathlon Mikhail Shashilov will negatively affect the entire team, said the former head coach of the Russian national team Anatoly Khovantsev. Earlier, Match TV reported that the board of the RBU at the next meeting may consider replacing Shashilov before the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. However, the Russian Biathlon Union denied this information. «It should be some kind of unprecedented case for the coach to be removed a few weeks before the Olympics. Most likely, it was some kind of misinformation. Three people of the main team are preparing with him. This is negative will affect them and the whole team. I don’t know if this is all at the level of rumors or someone is promoting it. Of course, it will be the wrong decision if it is suddenly taken,» Khovantsev said.
