KAZAN, February 5, Vadim Kuznetsov. It was extremely difficult for Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov to fight Norwegian Johannes Beh and Frenchman Kenten Fillon-Maillet at the last stage of the mixed relay of the Olympic Games — 2022, bronze can be considered an excellent result for the Russian team, said the former head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Vladimir Drachev. On Saturday, the Russian team became the third in mixed relay at the 2022 Olympics. Latypov was the leader before the final stage. «Edouard was opposed by Johannes Be and Kenten Fillon-Maillet. No one has a chance to fight them, they are the strongest biathletes in the world. Edik is not one of them yet — it is clear that he had no chance,» — said Drachev. «A medal is wonderful! But the Chinese weather makes crazy adjustments to biathlon. If in cross-country skiing this wind can still be somehow managed, then in biathlon, as you have seen, everything is completely unpredictable because of it. After We went far in the women's stages, but the men turned everything upside down. We should be happy for the guys. They are great, they did well and achieved an excellent result. Especially, of course, Alexander Loginov. He made a big start at his stage. This is a nice combat medal, «added the former head of the SBR.
