Former biathlete of the Russian national team, Daria Virolainen, admitted that she will definitely come to Russia after changing her sports citizenship to Finnish. Transmits words “Match TV”.
“I don’t particularly read social media, I don’t have time. Last year, I didn’t pay any attention to it. I don’t know what they are saying there, that I am a “traitor” or something… I don’t feel that way. I moved to Finland a long time ago, at that time I was still running for the Russian team. We moved in 2016. Children study in Finland and go to kindergarten.
I hope people will be understanding. I have one more chance to prove myself internationally, I want to use it,” said Virolainen.
Virolainen is the winner and bronze medalist of the 2017 European Biathlon Championships. The athlete is married to former Belarusian skier Roman Virolainen. In January 2022, the couple’s third son was born.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced its decision to allow Belarusian and Russian biathletes to participate in the World Cup and IBU stages only as neutral athletes in the spring of 2022. In September 2022, the organization announced its indefinite suspension.
Formerly Kristina Reztsova statedI am happy that my sister joined the Finnish national team.