Russian biathletes won two relay races in a day!

Words that do not speak, and shout. And to which it is impossible to get used to it, because Russia has not made relay batches since the past decade.

Equally juicy, but very different in style and context of victory.

The girls have a super narrative, historical one: it seemed to the last meters that it could be frightened off with a random breath — so incredible. But no - with the militant race in Oberhof the girls closed the era of stagnation and suffering. And then they squealed, waved the flag and even cried a little. Seven years without gold, three years without awards - now everything is over.

This relay race is fantastic! All fell and smeared, and only Russia did not break

The men who, if objectively, skidded in December, today have absolute dominance: leadership from the second stage - and an overwhelming advantage to the finish. As if everything is happening every week; although the reality is much tougher - almost two years without a win, from the extravaganza to the 2017 World Cup. And only two bronze on the same segment.

And the last for the story: this is our best stage in almost three years. Three gold - the last time it shone brighter in January 2016, when the team took 7 medals from Antholz (4-1-2).

But no statistics will interrupt ordinary sensations: do you feel that biathlon performed by Russia is again bright, emotional, fascinating? He wants to look at him again - this is no longer a duty and a bad habit, but a craving for the spectacle.

The last years, and especially the past season, the black hole pushed many away — alas, not only the spectators, but also some of the heroes: it was depressing, scandalous and not at all productive. And if the Russian doublet in Oberhof suddenly brought you here for a short while, then stay and give biathlon a chance: it is interesting here!

This is not something that is being restored - they are rebuilding: new ideas, new rules, new faces. Yes, they do not succeed in everything: the pseudo-trainer Tulayev, who dreams of ksiv and parking near OCD, starts the work, the selection rules are not always fair, and the scramble with Babikov is provoked by the president of the RRF.

But building is more interesting than endlessly breaking, staying inactive and delving into doping problems.

It turns out that even from the deepest coma you can get out so quickly.

It turns out that we are still a biathlon country.

We admit, we, like you, are tired of failures. Defeats. Scandals

Biathlon in a few years turned into a black mark. The endless pages of the negative that you want to close or throw in the basket.

But sooner or later this nightmare was supposed to stop.

Yes, the team and now have enough differences, but they do not interfere with winning.

And this is perhaps the main thing.