MOSCOW, January 15, Alexander Govorov. Biathlete Eduard Latypov at the Olympics will force out of relay team of one of the participants in the winning race at the World Cup in Ruhpolding, said two-time Olympic champion Dmitry Vasilyev. On Saturday, the Russian men's biathlon team took first place in the relay race at the sixth stage of the World Cup. The Russian team was represented by Karim Khalili, Daniil Serokhvostov, Alexander Loginov and Maxim Tsvetkov. Latypov misses the stage in Ruhpolding due to a positive test for coronavirus. He will join the team in Antholz. «These four plus Latypov should definitely go to the Olympics. But the composition of the relay still needs to be looked at. Logically, Latypov will force out one of the current squad, although the Olympic Games are a place where in stages — a thankless task. The most important thing is that today the guys used additional cartridges to a minimum. In general, everything was fine, «said Vasiliev. The two-time Olympic champion also commented on the situation with the Norwegian biathlete Alexander Andersen, who lost a lot of time — because the Swede Peppe Femling shot at his installation. «There was a moment of not very organized competence among the athletes. They don’t really know what to do. This ignorance could come out sideways. They themselves are to blame. By the way, this is a good reason to teach our guys what to do in a particular situation.First of all, you need to raise your hand, and then they will sort it out.But the Norwegians did not do this and. When the athlete raises his hand, the referee starts the stopwatch, and then there is an analysis,» Vasiliev added.
