MOSCOW, January 22, Pavel Levkovich. stage of the World Cup in Antholz, Italy, to get back in shape, said the former president of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Vladimir Drachev. Eduard Latypov took 25th place in the mass start (+4.12.9), making eight misses. Germany's Benedikt Doll won with one penalty, Norway's Johannes Boe was second, and his compatriot Sturla Holm Legrade was third. The highest result among the Russians was shown by Anton Babikov, who took tenth place. «The relay in Antholz no longer affects anything, it needs to win back the team for the future. Latypov will recover, in a couple of weeks he will be in his form. He needs to perform in the relay, to make up for the missed days. Eduard lacks sports practice, and the best training is competition,» Drachev said. “Eduard didn’t cope with the second prone, maybe the wind played a role. I can also assume that it could be the load that he received on the second lap. For Latypov it was a race to feel himself. As for Babikov, he was not as fast, which was to be expected,» Drachev added. The Antholz World Cup will end on January 23rd. There will also be a women's relay on Saturday. Start — at 17:00 Moscow time.
