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The serviceman who had a hand in the success of Russian biathletes at the 2022 Olympics dies at the age of 53
The serviceman of the Russian biathlon team Evgeny Permyakov died at the age of 54, according to the website of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU).
Permyakov died after a long illness, in 2020 he was diagnosed with cancer.
– On July 15, at about 22:00, our friend and colleague, the serviceman of the Russian national team, Evgeny Permyakov, passed away. He was only 53 years old. The Russian Biathlon Union and the entire biathlon family express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Evgeny.
Since 2009, Permyakov has led the service team of the Russian national team at the IBU Cup, European Championships and junior competitions. The specialist developed the structures on which Russian biathletes ran races at the 2022 Olympics. Russian biathletes brought one silver and three bronze medals from Beijing.
Source: Sportbox
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Deceased biathlete Bakken will be given a starting number in the sprint at the World Cup in Oberhof
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) is organizing a farewell ceremony for Siewert Bakken before the sprint race at the World Cup in Oberhof, NRK reports, citing the IBU.
The race will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the athlete, and the Norwegian team will start wearing mourning armbands. The IBU also confirmed that Bakken will be assigned the first number in the race. Thus, biathlete number two will be the first to start.
The death of 27-year-old Bakken became known on December 23. The Norwegian Biathlon Association said the athlete was wearing a hypoxic mask when his body was found in a hotel room in Italy.
The sprint race in Oberhof will take place on January 8th.
Source: Sportbox
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Stepanova, Shevchenko, Yakimushkin and Usov became winners of the ski-biathlon “Race of Champions” relay
Skiers Veronika Stepanova and Ivan Yakimushkin, as well as biathletes Natalia Shevchenko and Daniil Usov took first place in the mixed relay race as part of TechnoNIKOL. Race of Champions” in Ryazan.
Stepanova’s team won with a result of 1 hour 35 minutes 22.8 seconds, they used six additional rounds on the firing lines.
Second were Artem Maltsev, Alexander Loginov, Victoria Slivko and Alena Baranova (lag – 1 minute 3.1 seconds; 11 additional rounds). The top three winners were Anton Smolsky, Ivan Gorbunov, Tatyana Sorina and Polina Plyusnina (+1.03.9; 7).
The prize fund of the competition is 14 million rubles.
Source: Sportbox
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“Race of Champions” in biathlon and skiing: when does it start, where to watch the mixed relay online on January 4
As part of the TECHNONICOL Race of Champions in biathlon and skiing in Ryazan on Sunday, January 4, a mixed relay will be held.
10 teams, formed of 4 athletes each: a skier, a cross-country skier, a biathlete and a biathlete, will take to the start line. The composition of the teams was determined based on the results of the qualifications.
You can follow the progress of the race on the Match TV channel from 11:30 Moscow time, as well as on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Compositions of participating teams:
Latypov’s team: Lidiya Gorbunova, Elizaveta Burundukova, Eduard Latypov, Alexander Bakurov;
Stepanova’s team: Natalia Shevchenko, Veronika Stepanova, Ivan Yakimushkin, Daniil Usov;
Bazhin’s team: Alina Pekletsova, Inna Tereshchenko, Kirill Bazhin, Egor Mitroshin;
Lazovsky’s team: Irina Kazakevich, Ekaterina Smirnova, Alexander Terentyev, Dmitry Lazovsky;
Povarnitsyn’s team: Elizaveta Maslakova, Kira Dyuzheva, Alexander Povarnitsyn, Denis Spitsov;
Stupak team: Dinara Smolskaya, Yulia Stupak, Pavel Solovyov, Evgeniy Sidorov;
Kornev’s team: Alexander Kornev, Sergey Volkov, Ekaterina Nikitina, Svetlana Mironova;
Loginov’s team: Artem Maltsev, Alexander Loginov, Victoria Slivko, Alena Baranova;
Smolsky team: Anton Smolsky, Ivan Gorbunov, Tatyana Sorina, Polina Plyusnina;
Babikov’s team: Konstantin Tiunov, Anton Babikov, Tamara Derbusheva, Anastasia Faleeva.
Source: Sportbox
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