From this interview you will learn:
“It’s better to play 3×3 than to train”
— How happy are you that the 3×3 hockey format is being promoted in Russia? You have already participated in such tournaments, and soon this discipline will have Olympic status.
– Yes, it’s already a tradition for me in the summer. In June alone, there will be three 3×3 hockey tournaments at once, and I kind of participate in all three. I was dragged everywhere by Goldoba (Metallurg striker Nikolai Goldobin), and I gave in. Well, play then play!
Do you agree this is the future?
– That instead of 5×5 everyone will start cutting into 3×3? I will say that it is interesting to play this way. It’s even better than routine workouts. You go out in such tournaments, and your arms and legs work, and there is interaction. Well, we love playing with Goldoba. After all, we have long played together for children. And now in tournaments on the same team. Maybe someone will finally notice that the link works?
Who will drag whom where? Will he go to Avangard or will you go to Magnitogorsk?
“We will know in just one year. In principle, the other clubs have managers.
– Did you easily sign a new contract with Avangard?
– Yes, I don’t know, usually signed. The negotiations went like everyone else. We just spoke with the director, and I – with the agent. Both parties were satisfied. Hope.
“I have already rented an apartment next to the arena”
— Do you have a dream of playing at the Olympics in 3×3 format? And with Goldobin.
“So it’s a very good idea. I can’t call it a dream, I haven’t seen this format in the Olympics yet. But it would be great. And in Russia these tournaments are getting better every year. And they have to be taken seriously. And then we showed up for the first tournament just six of us – and we got exhausted. It’s hard! It’s good that there’s an ambulance here. I even thought that at some point I should get pumped. See how your opponents run!
How do you train your teams?
– Yes, we have just launched a cry between friends, who can and who cannot. In general, we took player selection seriously. We sat down and watched a cut of the season’s best moments for each contestant. They figured out who would go out with whom. The composition should be balanced.
“How do you move to Omsk?” Avangard will start the new season in the new arena.
– I have already rented an apartment near the arena there. In general, moving is a headache. I’m talking about it with Bryukva (Vanguard striker Vladimir Bryukvin). I called a company that transports things. I was told that they would take 100,000 rubles for this. What do I have? Purely a suitcase and a guitar.
Well, I don’t know, let’s think about it. By mail, perhaps, to send things? Or maybe even go to Omsk by car? And stop in different cities. Take such a trip through Russia. As I watched, it will take four days.
“So far I don’t see any competition in the KHL in terms of tennis”
– How are you spending your summer? So I know that you managed to get to Paris.
– I really wanted to reach the first round of Roland Garros. Therefore, I took the first plane ticket that came across to me in order to be ahead. And he flew through Armenia – yes, “Yerevan Airlines”. It feels like flying in a minibus. Well, I got there normally, without incident. And back via Turkey.
Everything is calm, there were no restrictions. No coronavirus, nothing. I rested well, great.
– It’s not photoshop that you defend with Rafael Nadal?
– No, he’s my friend.
– She’s a megastar. How did you take the photo?
“But my friends helped me. They took tickets, and now I’ve arrived at Nadal’s game. And I had such a bracelet that allowed me to go under the podium. And I ran to him as a fan. At first he didn’t really want to take a picture with me. But then he agreed.
Is Rafa generally normal in communication?
– No, no, it’s normal. It was just hard for him after the game.
Who is Avangard’s best tennis player?
“In our club?” Funny question. Are you subscribed to my social networks?
– Now we know who the legend of the Avangard club is on the pitch. Have you ever worked like a pro?
No, but I play every summer in the summer. I did a lot with my dad: winter – hockey, summer – tennis.
– Who is your main training partner among hockey players?
— So far, I have not found such a partner. I don’t see any competition yet, to be honest. I hope someone will show up. But I play with a child, he was 800 in the ATP world ranking. I lose against him, of course, but I try.
“Omsk’s new arena looks great”
– When do you start training camps at Avangard?
– As they wrote, it seems that we are collected on July 13 for a medical examination. I will fly to Omsk around the 11th.
Did you manage to see the new arena?
– So far only in photos. I haven’t seen it in person, but I’m looking forward to it. Everything looks great in the photos. I really want to get there as soon as possible.
– What do you think of these guys who are signed to Avangard? The same defender Christian Yarosh.
“I don’t know him personally. Maybe they crossed paths somewhere, but I don’t remember much. In general, I read the news from your telegram channel. You know better who is going and where.
Source : MatchTV
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