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extremely dramatic ending turned mixed relay at the last World Cup. In seemingly lost the race there was a place feat, who created Ivan Tcherezov, almost clinging to the bronze medal.

After unsuccessful

mass start of the Russian fans of winter sports, of course, like balm for the soul. Still, home stage. End of the World Cup. The Russians are waiting for their pets this holiday biathlon.

One does not even want to analyze the results of the recent performances of our biathletes. It is clear that the best time of Ivan Tcherezov (Ivan eventually finished ninth) are not disposed of a good way. And the seventh Olga Zaitseva could not be to place the Russian team in the asset.

“That's what she and the mixed relay, which can collect the best male and female qualities in a single fist,”

Still, it was thought that can still change – that's why she and the mixed relay, which can collect the best male and female qualities in a single fist. Our coaching staff decided to give the first stage of the relay at the mercy of Yana Romanova, which here, in the Khanty-Mansiysk, won the sprint race, and from it received the baton of our women's team captain Olga Zaitseva.

Next in battle was planned to throw the heavy artillery. The first of the men went to the track we recognized fighter Maxim Tchoudov, well, ran the last stage of the Olympic Games medalist and winner of the men's sprint Ivan Tcherezov.

last World Cup tournament was the completion of our illustrious career and biathletes – Olga Medvedtseva. “The season was a difficult, complicated, and for the team, too. Nevertheless, the Olympic gold medal I have. So it's great. Was it worth to come back? Of course, it was worth a lot of work for the sake of medals and competitions. Frankly, I do not want loud wires. So I say just now that it's time to go, the more so because it decided for myself a long time ago “.

In a sport so

always – leave one star, and to replace them already coming new stars, which later develop into a large celestial bodies. That's Yana Romanova, who had fled their debut in this stage of the relay race started just brilliant. She was a few meters distance included soundly speed control which was very, very difficult.

All

feared for Janina shooting. But she has fulfilled the five-plus, dropping all the bullets in the target. And Simone Hauswald, who first started shooting, has taken the same one bullet into the milk.

Romanov came to stand in the leading group, but still a greased cartridge, as Hauswald and Flatland. Khvostenko closed everything and ran off the leader. Zaitsev ran the distance, with a passive thirty-one second. But we all know Bunny, and therefore did not abandon hope bolelschitskie heart.

And lezhke Olga shoot with glitter, but Berger did a greased cartridge. Zidek has created his own hands for his team's terrible problems – with only three rounds covering all of the target. But soon the same problems and waiting for the Russian team. Rabbit to shoot the penalty circle, and closed all Neuner, fled in splendid isolation …

very difficult situation was at Maxim Chudov. And Max tried to justify his name – to create a miracle. Although the second shooting, Maxim and used two rounds, but the gap between the leaders significantly reduced, leaving Cherezova opportunity to compete for the bronze. The problem with Ivan was nearly impossible, but he struggled. Fought on the conscience. All targets clearly closed the first to lezhke, and then on a rack.

Ivan went to the distance, with a passive about twelve seconds of Bergman. Happened to what we expected – small, tiny hope. Ivan made it through! For 1.3 miles to the finish line in this dramatic race Vanya yielded eleven seconds Bergman, they were virtually alone in his legs.

only lacked a little Ivan. If a little more effort would have remained in Cherezova, it always felt a wave to the finish line and got a Swede. And so – in fourth place. Well, the final stage of World Cup stood out for us by some ragged. There were also glorious victories, there have been disappointments, and there were these so the race – the race with mixed feelings. Today our team and was leading, and lagged seriously, and heroically overtaken. Let's wait for the new season, new emotions and, of course, new victories.

Alexander Kushnir

, Down-the-line.com

BIATHLON. World Cup. The ninth stage

Russia. Khanty-Mansiysk

Mixed Relay. 2×6 + 2×7, 5 km

1. Germany – 1:18:17.4 (7 + 0 misses penalty laps)

2. Norway – the lag – 1:24.0 (6 +0)

3. Sweden – 1:30.8 (11 +0)

4. Russia – 1:42.1 (9 +1)

5. France – 2:08.2 (9 +0)

6. Ukraine – 2:24.3 (10 +0)

7. Czech Republic – 2:39.4 (10 +0)

8. Italy – 2:41.0 (8 +0)

Down-the-line.com carried live coverage of the race.

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