Biathlete Darya Virolainen’s coach, Leonid Myakishev, described the transfer of the athlete to the Finnish national team as good news. Words lead the way “Match TV”.
For him, the 34-year-old biathlete being allowed to play for the Finnish national team is one of his last chances to return to the World Cup.
“For three years in Russia, he was not considered for the national team, the offer did not come. Well, since the opportunity to play for Finland arose, he decided to take advantage of it, because the Russians are not allowed anywhere and it is not clear when they will be allowed.
In the last training camp, Daria looked good, well done, ”Myakishev said.
Virolainen has missed the last five World Cup seasons and has not competed since 2020. The biathlete left Russia in 2016 and received a Finnish passport in 2021.
Viktor Maygurov, former head of the RRF expression confidence that biathletes will not change citizenship.