Is shipulin leaving biathlon? Shipulin about not being allowed to attend the Games: Only Domracheva wrote to me that Bjoerndalen is very worried. - This is a test pass

The leader of the Russian biathlon team, Anton Shipulin, who was not allowed to participate in the Olympics in Pyeongchang, spoke in an interview with Match TV about who supported him in a situation when it finally became clear that he would not go to the Games, and admitted that the reaction of foreign biathletes did not suit him disappointed. As you know, at the 2018 Games from a special commission of the IOC, and the Arbitration for Sports appealed against the non-admission.

Daria Domracheva and Anton Shipulin. Photo: “Sport-Express”

— Weren’t you surprised by the reaction of the biathlon family? Nobody followed the example of Simon Fourcade.

“The public probably thinks that we are all bosom friends here, almost brothers.”

- They say that all the time.

- So these are empty words. We communicate well, we can joke around, have a party at the end of the season, as we did before, but in a difficult situation, I don’t think I would stand up for them either. And I don't blame them for that. I would fight for someone from my team to the last, I would gnaw my teeth to the end for my own. But they are not our own. Good guys, but not ours. Yes, maybe he was waiting for some messages.

- You have each other’s phone numbers.

- Certainly. The only thing is that Daria Domracheva wrote to me that Bjoerndalen is very worried and asks me to say hello. That was nice. Because he is my idol, the person I rooted for. And indeed he has now become closest to us.

In this situation, I am not at all disappointed, not at all offended. I will communicate with the guys in the same way as I communicated. Let the same Peiffer speak out recently. But I understand that when you give various interviews, especially to print media, they take phrases out of context. Maybe in his heart he didn’t want to say it so rudely. Peiffer is a great guy who I've talked to a lot. And I won’t change my opinion about him.

-Are you lying?

“I definitely won’t bare my teeth, and I won’t drive by and not say hello either.” I will remember who is who. I haven't done anything wrong. Throughout his career he was a clean and honest athlete. There wasn't even a single red flag.

- Is this a test pass?

- Yes. Or when someone runs away from doping officers. This has never happened before. Therefore, I want to prove at the World Cup that it was in vain that I did not go to the Olympics. I will try to come in good shape and finish the season well.

— And wishes to the guys who are now in Korea.

- The main thing is to abstract yourself. This is the first Olympics for all of them. I remember those emotions when there are too many of them and you need to cope with them. I tried to convey some instructions to Babikov, the guys have their whole sports life ahead of them, there will be many more races. The main thing is to help. If I can give at least something, a piece of myself, and it will benefit them, that will be great. I will be no less happy for them than I would be for myself. They fight, they fight for us, for the country,” said Anton Shipulin.

He won the sprint at the World Cup stage in Tyumen and thereby practically guaranteed himself victory in the overall World Cup standings. From the closest pursuer Johannes Boe he is separated by almost 50 points. In a conversation with a “Championship” correspondent, Fourcade spoke about his sporting ambitions and desire to compete for a couple more years.

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This is not the first time you have won in Russia, where you have many personal fans. How do you feel when you win races on our soil?
- I really like the atmosphere in Tyumen. Not at every World Cup stage do I encounter such support. As you correctly noted, Russians always support me wholeheartedly and give me motivation. I saw a lot of posters with my photos and my name. It feels like people sincerely care about me. It's always nice for an athlete to be recognized. I didn’t feel much pressure on the track today, the crowd supported me. It was a very beautiful competition.

Previously, Tyumen hosted only commercial starts and competitions of a lower rank. Did you feel the difference?
- Of course, the difference is huge. When I come to Tyumen, I always enjoy the competitions here. Of course, I understand those athletes who spoke out against holding competitions here as part of the fight for clean sport, but I believe that Russian fans should not suffer because of this. I decided for myself to compete and have fun for the rest of the week.

- Are you now sure that the World Cup will not escape you?
- I’m not as good at math as you journalists, so I’ll just do my job and give my best in the remaining two starts.

At the press conference you were asked about Ole Einar Bjoerndalen's record of 95 World Cup victories. His other record - six “Large Crystal Globes” - you will break now. What does this achievement mean to you?
- This is a very big reason for pride. He is the best biathlete of all time and to surpass his achievement is a great pride for me. I had many brilliant victories in biathlon, but seven World Cups in a row is a very big achievement. Previously, I did not believe that this was possible.

- Do you have enough motivation for the next Olympic cycle?
- I can’t think about the Games in Beijing yet, because I’m planning my career only for the next two years. I decided that I would compete for a couple more years, until the World Championships in Antholz. I'm not sure if I'll have the same level of motivation after this, but I definitely have enough energy for the next two years. And then we will discuss my plans with my family. I'm not closing the door to the next Olympics. If me and my family need it, I will be ready to compete. But now it’s difficult for me to talk about such distant plans.

What can you say about working with Franck Badiou, who replaced your long-time shooting coach Siegfried Maze?
- When Zigi left for the Norwegians, I was a little sad, because I liked our relationship, but then I was worried about how I would work without him. But everything turned out well. We have worked productively with Frank over the past two years. He made my shooting stronger than it had ever been. I am proud that with Frank I became one of the best shooters in world biathlon.

- Anton Shipulin may retire at the end of this season. Do you understand his decision?
- Anton is a year older than me, and I understand him perfectly. I also get tired of competitions and want to spend more time with my family and children. Every day I am torn between work and family. The last two seasons have been very difficult for Anton. He is a very good opponent with whom I would like to continue competing. But it will be his choice.

The leader of the Russian national team, Anton Shipulin, said that his individual work does not mean leaving the main team of the national team. Yesterday on his website Shipulin clarified the situation.

The leader of the Russian national team, Anton Shipulin, said that his individual work does not mean leaving the main team of the national team. Yesterday on his website Shipulin clarified the situation.

– I didn’t leave the team. Together with my personal trainer Vladimir Mikhailovich Putrov, we decided to ask the coaching staff and management to give us the opportunity to switch to individual work,” Anton wrote. – The decision was finally made at the training camp in Sochi. But the results of the competition have nothing to do with it. It’s just that the closer the Olympics get, the more you understand that you need to seize every minute and squeeze 100 percent of the benefit out of every workout.

I won’t go into details: everyone already understands perfectly well that each athlete has his own physiology and his own training subtleties. We worked well with Nikolai Petrovich Lopukhov last seasons and this summer. But now I need to work individually. I want to say right away that Nikolai Petrovich and I also talked about this and understood each other. It’s nice that the leadership of the RBU and the Ministry of Sports supported me - it’s very important to feel that they trust me.

I myself have been in such situations more than once. And I know that when, while on a team, one person does a completely different job and lives according to his own schedule, everyone else is uncomfortable. Therefore, we decided to train in a group of our “uncles”, where everyone works according to their own plans. There it will be easier to concentrate on yourself and not disturb anyone.

Any athlete in any sport needs concentration. On the eve of important starts, you need to concentrate. Maybe even withdraw into myself a little. This is especially valuable in biathlon. And each of us tries to find our own ways to focus our energy on what matters most. I hope that both fans and journalists will understand me if in the coming months I will not be able to be as open to communication as before. I don’t know (and no one knows) how this Olympics will turn out. But I want to do everything to win a medal.

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“For the Norwegian team, the main start of the four-year anniversary turned out to be successful. Our athletes did a great job and deservedly were among the medalists. I think Ole Einar has done a lot for the sport. Now a new chapter has come in his life: to be happy with Daria Domracheva. I think he will continue to train and also help his wife both in sports and in life. However, how much strength does he have to continue performing?! Maybe a little over a year. But no one knows this. In any case, it seems to me that Björndalen is now happier than ever,” Berger is quoted as saying by Sports Panorama.

However, Bjoerndalen’s wife, Daria Domracheva, stated that the family’s plans for now are simply to finish the season, and then discuss both a possible addition to the family and continued performances at the highest level: “I plan to make a decision about my future career before the end of November, that is, before the start of the next season. This is absolutely certain, I promise this boldly! But seriously, I'm not focused on this issue right now. I tune in to every next competition and want to perform as best as possible.

I don’t want to make a rash decision and then regret it a few months later, and maybe even bite myself. After all, I am a responsible person, if I decide something, then I try not to let anyone down. When Ole and I finish the season, we will rest a little and talk about this topic. For Ole, this season is apparently the hardest in his career. In the summer he had certain problems with his physical fitness, which ultimately prevented him from competing at the Olympics. And everyone who knows him even to a minimal extent realizes what a serious blow it was. My husband really wanted to become part of the Norwegian Olympic team. I always tried to support him and, of course, I was also upset about this situation. But Ole joined the Belarusian team in Pyeongchang, even becoming a symbol of the women’s team.

Did the situation with not making it into the Norwegian squad make him angry? He must answer this question himself. It’s up to him to make decisions, and time will tell. Including in the light of a hypothetical coaching job in the Norwegian national team. But I think he liked the experience in the Belarusian national team. The atmosphere in the team was amazing. So... Perhaps Ole will think about continuing his coaching career."

And for Anastasia Kuzmina and her brother Anton Shipulin, the problems of continuing their careers have different shades. The brother and sister, born in Tyumen, are the leaders of their teams, but if Kuzmina wins everything possible at the Olympics and World Cups and has enormous support from the Federation, then Shipulin is more in spite of, than thanks to, the Russian RBU. Miscalculations in training plans and starting schedules led to the fact that, according to Anton himself, there was simply no strength for the last stages.

Kuzmina, on the contrary, may feel a lack of motivation to continue the fight, and if Finnish Kaisa Mäkäräinen and, according to rumors, German Laura Dahlmeier also finish, then Kuzmina will simply have no one to compete with, although the upcoming World Cup in 2019 may force the Slovakian to continue running and shoot. Anton Shipulin, as the only consistently combat-ready Russian biathlete, will be asked to stay for another year and also for the World Championships, where, according to Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov, Shipulin has medal potential. Shipulin can also spend another year as a mentor to the new Russian talent, Igor Malinovsky, but we will not know the final decisions of the athletes until April Fool's Day, when both the World Cup and national championships will be held.