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“The wife saw in her eyes that it was not yet time to leave” – biathlete Garanichev about his retirement
Evgeny Garanichev / Photo: © globallookpress.com
Bronze medalist of the Sochi Olympics biathlete Yevgeny Garanichev said that the words of his wife convinced him not to end his career at the end of last season.
Last season, Garanichev performed at the first stage of the World Cup in Östersund, where he took 113th place in the sprint. After that, the athlete was sent to the IBU Cup.
– After the Russian Championship, Maxim Vladimirovich Kugaevsky approached me – a coach with whom I have been working since I switched from skiing to biathlon. He knows me almost better than I do myself. So, Kugaevsky said: “Zhenya, don’t even think about finishing.” But I didn’t even mention it anywhere, I didn’t advertise it anywhere, why would I? He just read me and convinced me to think about continuing my career.
Maksim Vladimirovich is charged with results and energizes his athletes. It doesn’t just stand on the stock exchange with a pipe, but really works. Then I had a conversation with my wife. “Lyuda, there are two options: continue or finish. If it’s difficult for you, if you need help with children – the eldest Zhenya will go to school in a year, the youngest Andrey is also four years old – I will announce my retirement.” She looked at me, said that she would support me in any situation and asked … to run further. She says she saw in her eyes that it was not time to leave yet. Her words turned out to be decisive, – quotes the words of 34-year-old Garanichev “Championship”.
At the Olympic Games in Sochi, Garanichev won a bronze medal in the individual race. He has seven wins at the KM stages as part of relay races, as well as one personal gold.
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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2
Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.
During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.
The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.
The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.
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“We jumped to conclusions.” The SBR named the real reasons for postponing the men’s individual race at the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen
Executive Director of the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) Alexander Pak said on Match TV that the men’s individual race at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen was not postponed due to a power failure.
The race will take place on December 12, starting at 10:00 Moscow time. The competition was originally scheduled for Thursday, December 11th. Earlier, the press service of the SBR reported that the race was postponed due to an accident in the electrical network supplying the lighting of the Pearl of Siberia complex.
— Before all competitions we conduct TV tests. And we determined that the lighting on the track, unfortunately, is not enough for a high-quality TV broadcast. Therefore, we decided to postpone the start date. So that athletes can run in comfortable conditions, so that TV viewers can see a high-quality picture.
– Are we talking about an accident? Technical solution?
– Yes, at first we rushed to the conclusion. There is no accident,” Pak said on Match TV.
Watch live broadcasts of biathlon competitions on TV channels of the Match family, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru
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Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon, Russian Anna Bogaliy, is included in the database of the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker”*, as evidenced by the resource data.
As noted, Bogaliy is charged with charges including an attempt on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. She took part in the “Russia – a Sports Power” forum, which was held in Samara in November 2025, and spoke at the panel discussion “The Ethics of Sports as a Culture of Fair Play.”
Bogaliy is 46 years old and won relay gold at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. She also has three victories at the world championships in relay races, silver in the sprint and bronze in the pursuit.
* The site is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.
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Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.
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