“Of course, it is necessary to hope for medals.
Obviously not for everyone.
I am by no means gloating, but I watched the pursuit and was pleasantly surprised by Reztsova's good speed.
Christina is really in good shape now, God forbid, she will keep her.
Under the circumstances, she may well compete for awards.
However, our men have many more contenders for prizes than women, ”Gazeta.Ru quotes Yaroshenko as saying.
The former biathlete also added that emotions could prevent Reztsova from succeeding.
“The competition is very tough, only Reztsova is competing now.
I would have hoped for Christina - it seems to me that she can.
The main thing is not to freak out, as she herself said.
The biathlete is already experienced, you need to control emotions.
It will be very difficult to get out in the pursuit.
It will be interesting to watch this.
In any case, now the stages of the World Cup have receded into the background in terms of interest.
I'm waiting for the Olympics, the rest is tinsel, ”added Yaroshenko.
The Russian women's team for the Olympic Games included Kristina Reztsova, Svetlana Mironova, Uliana Nigmatullina, Irina Kazakevich and Valeria Vasnetsova.
In men, Russia at the Games in Beijing will be represented by Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov, Karim Khalili, Daniil Serokhvostov and Maxim Tsvetkov.
Substitute - Anton Babikov.
Earlier, Drachev said that any medal at the 2022 Olympics would already be a success for Russia.