Alice Startseva, who won the Spartakiad judo competition in the over 78kg category, told what kept her from preparing for the tournament and also revealed the secret behind her unusual name.
– The victory has a special price, because some difficulties arose during the preparation for the tournament. But everything went much better than I expected.
– What exactly bothered you?
– Lack of stamina.
– How long have you been preparing for the Spartakiad tournament?
– Two weeks.
– We prepared a little, endurance is not very – a vicious circle turns out.
– During the training camp, I got very sick. Covid. This affected the conditions.
How was the final?
– I listened to him. Before that, I had never fought with Anna Gushchina, and she was the first number of the national team, so for me the fight was fundamental. The atmosphere, the support of the coach and the teammates helped to win.
– Where does this name come from?
– Parents did not want to call it standard, they chose Alice in the English way.
“So not in honor of Alice Cooper?”
– Absolutely not. But when it comes to music, I love the song “Alice” by Smokie.
– Romantic ?
– You can say yes.
— Did you come to judo and sambo, where you “broke” a lot of junior titles?
– So be it.
– August 28 at the Kazan final in this form. Ready to repeat?
– I can no longer, according to the rules, neither a martial art nor another.
“But you could, would you really agree?”
“Honestly, I would have rested,” Startseva told .
The Spartakiad judo competitions will end on August 24.
Source : MatchTV
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