Top coach is worried about Kaisa Mäkärä of: She needs professional help

Finnish star Kontiolahti cooperation to make russia's current head coach Anatoly Hovantsev wish Mäkäräinen welcome to the eastern neighbourhood to the national team.Anatoly Hovantsevin protege Aleksandr Loginov press conference MM-silver after Saturday Östersund.

– Kaisa was in a very difficult situation. He approached me and asked, can I help you. Of course I helped. Kaisa is a great athlete.

biathlon coach Anatoly Hovantsev encounter Kaisa Mäkäräinen with Ruhpoldingin in the world cup in January, when the Finnish had sunk shooting with large concerns. Previous dismissals were shown Nove Mestossa and Oberhofin had gone to the Finnish miserably, when 80 of the previous race shot from the strikes was as high as 26.

we Did very simple things. We shot, for example, cardboard. Kaisa needs to successful performance in that season, so he is able to shoot properly in the race schedule, Hovantsev tell.

Hovantsevin sparring with Finnish got a plot to re-stick. Ruhpoldingin and Anterselvan maailmancupien 80 race kudista bums was 15.

– kelly see need professional help shooting practice matches. the Jarmo Punkkiselta comes with high-quality physics coaching, but Kaisa is not a shooting coach, which would help him on a regular basis. Another problem is that Kaisa will have to practice very much alone. He should be able to practice in a group more. Group training, he would benefit considerably.

Kontiolahti live Russian words have weight, because he has worked in Mäkäräinen help. Hovantsev had long kontiolahti athletes as a coach, until last spring, he transferred to the home country head coach for four years diilillä.

Kaisa is often done in the world cup better than the competition. It seems to me the simple reason: he focuses a little too much ski training before major competitions, although the species is biathlon.

the Shooting has been Kaisa mäkäräinen through a career of skiing more uncertain part of the range. EPA / AOPRahaongelma

Hovantsev work of the Finnish national team as head coach from 1998 to 2002. the Spongebob tuula malinen, study secretary won the world gold in 2001.

– Finland is no longer a full-time biathlon coaches. It is not normal. Second, the Finnish problem is the different clubs of the great contradictions. Must be one of the coaching line, but now is the kontiolahti outfit, the Bay crew and a few others. It is a big problem. The Finnish olympic committee, should solve this problem, because biathlon association did not do it.

biathlon association leadership is currently in a very unprofessional manager, right?

– This is how it is. The second problem is money. It is enough for just A team, but not juniors. When I was head coach, we had one guy girls coach and one boys coach. It was the right system, Hovantsev answer.

Hovantsevin in the current work the old doping you are burdened with particular outfit number one athlete in the Alexander Loginovin . He can ever hear in 2013 epo-rat.

– Others can say anything, but Alexander is clean. We've been training through the approximately 200 test. I'm the coach sharply doping. I don't have my career any doping case. I have a zero tolerance policy on doping.

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Mäkäräinen career is up after this season.

I Think that Kaisa will continue for another year. He is physically so strong that success will come.

you Mentioned earlier that Mäkäräinen will need group practice. the are you ready to help ?

I Can help kelly see at any time. It is not a problem for me. He is welcome to practice the Russian national team with Hovantsev answer.

the Russian head coach Anatoly Hovantsevin home is Kontiolahti. He has a place also in Moscow. Santtu Silvennoinen