Russian biathlete Olga Podchufarova will not participate in the mass start, which will be held in the framework of the world Cup in the Norwegian city of Holmenkollen. On this day, March 13, reported the press attache of the Russian biathlon Union (RBU), Ivan Tugarin.
He stated that Podchufarova together with the coaching staff of the women’s national team biathlon has decided to refuse to participate in the mass-stratum for health reasons.
Recall, Podchufarova is the strongest Russian biathlete. In the overall standings of the current world Cup occupies the 12th place. This is the best result in the women’s biathlon team of Russia.
However, at the world championship in Norway, she acts extremely unsuccessfully. In the sprint it took only 65-th place and missed the number of participants in the pursuit. Podchufarova was not included in the women’s relay team, which eventually lost, taking shameful for Russia 11-th place.
The world Cup in Norwegian Holmenkollen will conclude today with mass strata. In this tournament the Russian team did not win any medal.
