After a confident victory by Spirit over Heroic at IEM Cologne 2025, rifler Ivan "zweih" Gogin gave an exclusive interview to Bo3.gg. The player shared his impressions of his debut with the team, assessed his performance, and explained the challenges he faced after the break. zweih also talked about his adaptation within the lineup, map preparation, and Spirit 's goals for the tournament.

Congratulations on your first win with Spirit and your first victory in Cologne. How do you feel after this game? How easy was it for you? How difficult? Are there any moments you'd like to share with your fans?
Thank you very much. It was tough for me. Just a lot of chaos because it was everyone's first game after the break. Overall, the team was of a lower level, so it was relatively easy, but there were tough moments.

How well have you managed to adapt to the team? Have you learned all the strategies and tactics? How easy is it for you to understand the information?
Well, I've learned about half of the script for my position, it seems fine.

On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your first match with Spirit ?
Three.

Why such a low rating?
I made a lot of mistakes and did unnecessary things. It will be fixed over time, I hope.

Let's go through the maps. Starting with Ancient — you struggled a bit and it went to overtime. What do you need to change now on Ancient to beat opponents before extra rounds?
We don't need to change anything. We just did a lot of unnecessary things. We knew everything they would do, but for some reason, we didn't do what we planned. If we had stuck to the plan, we would have stopped their comeback.

Let's talk about Nuke. There was one very significant round — the pistol round as CT, and you stacked three on the ramp. Was that luck or was it part of your game plan from the start?
It was just preparation.

Alright. Last question: what are your goals, and what are the team's goals in Cologne?
Victory.

Only victory? So reaching the playoffs won't satisfy the team — you need only victory?
Reaching the playoffs, making it to the finals — those are just wishes. The true goal is only victory. There can be no other.