“The decision to skip the mass start was made yesterday by Alexander himself. Not only is this psychological pressure, it is difficult to assemble, plus the physical condition does not allow you to go to the start and compete at a distance. Our future plans? First of all, you need to defend the athlete, this is my main task. Explain the situation not only to IBU, but also to our management. Which side is the pressure coming from. In addition, I will now begin legal moments, it is necessary to hire a lawyer. Because the statement received by the prosecutor’s office from the IBU, of course, was not announced to us. They explained to us that only a lawyer can get acquainted with this statement, ”Kasperovich RT said.
On February 22, searches were made in Loginov's room and his personal trainer. The Russians were suspected of using doping schemes. A laptop and a mobile phone were seized from Loginov.
Loginov previously revealed the details of a night visit to the police.