ANTHOLTS (Italy), Jan 23, Alexander Govorov. Relay penalty loop at the World Cup stage in Antholz was not a verdict, Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov told reporters. Russian biathletes finished in second place in the relay at the stage in Antholz. The victory was won by the Norwegian athletes. Latypov performed at the last stage. After the first shooting, the biathlete went to the penalty loop, but in the end he managed to catch up with the representatives of the French and German teams and brought the Russian team to second place. above the set pace. I flew to the line while standing very quickly, took risks as best I could and, on the whole, everything worked out well. At the finish lap, I gave all my strength to the fight. When I started to get the German and the Frenchman, I realized that I could take the medal. Additional forces appeared as a bonus. I succeeded correctly spread out the forces on this circle,” said Latypov. The biathlete also assessed his functional state and spoke about problems with shooting. “In functional terms, I feel pretty good. I still can’t cope with shooting. Until I catch this feeling, I hope that I will analyze everything, fix it and go into battle. It remains to remove the shortcomings, and everything will be fine. I didn’t have competitive practice for a month , partly because of this, I could lose shooting. In training, everything turns out well, but I haven’t shot with such a pulse for a long time, «added Latypov.
