The former president of the Russian Biathlon Union, four-time Olympic champion in biathlon Alexander Tikhonov, against the background of the victory of Russian skiers in the relay at the Olympics in Beijing, shared his expectations from the performances of Russians in subsequent races of the competition. The specialist believes that they have a chance for gold. He pointed to the fall of the Norwegian Tiril Veng in the relay, drawing attention to the fact that the main thing is not to make such mistakes. At the same time, Tikhonov spoke unflatteringly about Norwegian skiers in general.

“I think that there are chances for gold in other races - both Bolshunov and the men's relay have a very good four. God forbid that they do not get sick, do not fall, as the Norwegians do today. Well, the Norwegians deserve it. I don't like them - nobody likes them. So we have a chance, the main thing is not to miss it, ”said Tikhonov.

Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova became Olympic champions in the relay. They brought Russia the third gold of the 2022 Olympics, while Russian skiers won the second highest award. Earlier, Alexander Bolshunov became the champion of the Games in skiathlon.

Earlier, Tikhonov said that it is too early for Russian skiers to give the title of Hero of Russia.

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