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“You should not be categorical about the decision of Daria Virolainen and call her a traitor” – Vasiliev
Dmitry Vasiliev / Photo: © SBR
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasiliev calmly perceives the likely transition of biathlete Daria Virolainen to the Finnish national team.
Earlier on Monday, Virolainen’s former personal coach Leonid Myakishev told Match TV that the biathlete could start playing for the Finnish national team.
– I don’t think it’s worth it to be categorical about the decision of Daria Virolainen and call her a traitor. Every person is free and free to make their own decisions.
I think that this is a question of Daria’s internal attitude to her homeland. If she played for Belarus or Ukraine, then her transition to the Finnish team was perceived more calmly. But due to the fact that Daria is Russian, and Finland is aggressively set against Russia, then everyone has a question of Virolainen’s morals.
This is Daria’s personal decision, which she is able to make herself, without our help. Under no circumstances should you blame her! Will the domestic women’s biathlon lose something after the departure of Virolainen? Hardly. Daria has not performed at a high level for a long time and does not show the speed and shooting that she had before. I think that she will not be able to compete with our other girls, ”Sport24 quotes Vasiliev.
On Sunday, Virolainen took second place in the 15 km individual race at the Finnish Summer Biathlon Championships.
Source: Sportbox
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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.
Source: Sportbox
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Russian Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the women’s sprint online, December 13
On Saturday, December 13, as part of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, a women’s 7.5 km sprint race will be held.
Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 8:35 Moscow time. The race starts at 9:00 Moscow time.
70 biathletes are registered for the race, including Svetlana Mironova (14th starting number), Irina Kazakevich (35), Tamara Derbusheva (45), Kristina Reztsova (50), Victoria Metelya (53), Victoria Slivko (56) and Anastasia Khalili (63).
The second stage of the Russian Cup will end on December 14.
Source: Sportbox
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Metelya – about possible admission to IBU tournaments: “Even though it will be a neutral status, I understand that I will represent Russia”
Russian biathlete Victoria Metelya stated that she is ready to compete at international tournaments in a neutral status.
On Wednesday it became known that the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) filed a lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the exclusion of Russian athletes from competitions under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). Previously, the Russian side, in a similar lawsuit against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), achieved the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic selection.
— Would you agree to perform in a neutral status?
– If this happens, I will agree. And even though it will be a neutral status, I understand that I will represent Russia. I hope justice will prevail. Although in biathlon it will be much more difficult to obtain such a status than in cross-country skiing,” Tyumen Arena quotes Metelya.
Russian biathletes have been suspended from international competitions since 2022.
Source: Sportbox
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