Anton Shipulin had planned for many years to complete his career in 2018. However, the 31-year-old athlete was not allowed to the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang without giving reasons. The Russian has long thought what to do next, but eventually he decided to show the world what he is capable of.. The champion of the Olympics in Sochi did not know whether to continue to participate in competitions, but recently he decided to return to the sport. At the same time Shipulin was not afraid to be left without biathlon, he was happy to have the opportunity to spend time with his family, but apparently could not imagine life without skis. The current situation has given the athlete strength and inspired to fight for gold.. "I knew that in 2018 I would put a big and final point in my career.

But there is one big "but". I did not go to the Olympics and did not win what I wanted and planned. So it turned out that the feeling of being unrealized outweighed all other arguments: I stayed in the sport, "the biathlete shared with RIA Novosti.. In October, Shipulin announced that he had once again begun to prepare for competitions.. Biathlete could not get into the national team for the next stages of the World Cup and IBU Cup. Now he is training in the second team.