Krasnogorsk 10-kilometre race silver medalist Maria Istomina commented on possible selection for the Olympics through Asian tournaments, noting that she was not against such a move.
Earlier Wednesday, Istomina won silver in the classic-style cup at the Russian Cup stage.
– A 2.5 kilometer circle with the famous Krasnogorsk “Everest” – is this normal for a distance race?
– I would like the “five”, to be honest. But this circle really works, with decent downhills and uphills.
– Russian football goes to Asia. Are the Russian skis ready to go in the same direction, in your opinion?
– We do not have for example that the selection begins a few years before the Olympics. Besides, it’s still three years away. In general, for the competition and the improvement of the skis, we can compete with Asian riders, it is new emotions, new tracks, new experiences. It would be good for us and for them. Still, the Russian team is one of the strongest in our sport. But at the same time, they can also have someone who will beat us and at the same time motivate us.
In general, I am not against moving to Asia. Anyway, we only race in Russia, if they start to accept us normally elsewhere and offer us good conditions, why not?
– With whom, apart from Japanese women, do you compete there?
– Chinese women are good. At the World Championships in Obersdorf, I remember that a Chinese woman ran very well. Now she is training, improving and probably looking even better.
– You kept a distance of 8 seconds from Nepryaeva for a long time. Didn’t you hold back because she sped up or did you slow down?
– Both. Somewhere Natasha worked better, somewhere it covered me. In the last lap I often had to leave the track, it seemed from the movements that the skis were not working well. Although he probably shouldn’t have. The girls who stayed on the trail caught me when I was running like a Christmas tree.
— You have earrings with large transparent stones. Do not interfere?
– No way. It’s not a talisman, I wear different earrings for different races, but these are most often.
“Fianites or diamonds?”
Zirconia or Swarovski, I don’t know, but definitely not diamonds.
Source : MatchTV
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