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The head of the Finnish Biathlon Union denied information about the passage of Virolainen

MOSCOW, September 13 – RIA Novosti. Kalle Ladesmäki, President of the Finnish Biathlon Union declarationHe said that Russian biathlete Daria Virolainen did not contact the organization about playing for the Finnish national team.

On Monday, three-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova told RIA Novosti that the issue of the transfer of her daughter Daria Virolainen to the Finnish national team has been “decided”. The day before, Virolainen participated in the Finnish Summer Biathlon Championships and took second place in the individual race. She biathlete has Russian and Finnish citizenship she.

According to Iltalehti, Ladesmäki “According to our federation’s knowledge, he is not a Finnish citizen. He is not in contact with the organization.”

Virolainen (nee – Reztsova) is 33 years old, she has gold and bronze medals at the European Championships. She won the silver medal twice at the World Cup stages. Her younger sister, Kristina Reztsova, who won silver and bronze medals at the recent Olympics in Beijing, plays for the Russian national team.

Source: Ria

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