molodoy: "I'll try to play aggressive again"
In April, Danil "molodoy" Golubenko spoke about how in his rookie year, when he placed sixth on the Top 20, he was not always playing for the team. It was that individualistic style of ultra-aggressive AWPing that got molodoy and FURIA into trophy-winning form.
HLTV2 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
His flashy nature, with repeeks that slower snipers could not get away with, was fascinating to watch as FURIA went on a winter run of back-to-back trophies.
Read more molodoy: "I can only try to help FalleN win more tournaments in his last year" As winter approaches one year later, molodoy is in a different place as a player.
After a 1.20 rating against top five teams last year, he sits at a 0.99 for 2026 so far.
With only a 1.06 in playoffs this year, too, his sophomore year is proving to be a difficult one when you compare it to the lofty standards he set himself last time out.
He has been frank about his struggles with the news of Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo 's impending retirement. He's also had issues with intraocular pressure, which are now improving. But it is about in-game too, for the young Kazakh.
"I wanted to try to fix my game, but already, after China, I didn't want to fix it anymore," molodoy said.
Opinion
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FURIA can stand on this line: "His flashy nature, with repeeks that slower snipers could not get away with, was fascinating to watch as FURIA went on a winter run of back-to-back trophies." It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
