“I don't think Burtasova will be included in the Olympics.
Most likely, the Olympic team will be composed of athletes who will perform at the January stages of the World Cup, "TASS quoted Vasiliev as saying.
Vasiliev called the Christmas race a show.
In his opinion, this competition should not be judged seriously.
Matvey Eliseev and Evgeniya Burtasova won silver medals in the pursuit and bronze medals in the mass start in the Christmas race on December 28.
Recall that Burtasova and Eliseev are participating in the second most important IBU Cup biathlon tournament.
The 2022 Games will be held in Beijing from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Earlier it was reported that Eliseev took a break in speeches for health reasons.