Olympic cross-country skiing champion Julia Stupak admitted in an interview with that during her absence she did not follow the stages of the Russian Cup at all.
The 28-year-old missed most of the season and returned to competition at Champions Heights in the Arkhangelsk region, winning silver in the sprint in Malinovka. Before that, she only performed at the Russian Cup stadium on top of Tei, which took place in early December.
– Haven’t you competed yet, followed the Russian Cup or just laid down and rested?
– I didn’t follow at all. At the same time, I was not resting – I was doing something all the time. It is also a good opportunity to restart. No need to lie down and procrastinate. You still have to do what you love to do.
Even Yuri Viktorovich said, “Julia, go ahead. If you don’t want to look at the skis, don’t look; if you don’t want to do that, don’t do it, just do what you love. And in this regard, I am very grateful to him. He really said it all to the point.
– You must have seen the news they earn mostly Natalya Nepryaeva And Veronika Stepanova . Have you ever thought that you weren’t enough for the competition?
– No. To be honest, when I left I had no idea who was winning and when the races were. I didn’t even remember where they were. Probably, there was maximum immersion in itself. I don’t even remember a race to sit down and watch or “check” the result somewhere. As a result, there was no such thing as me wanting to prove anything to anyone. I had a task – I just wanted to pass this time with a buzz and then come back with a buzz.
On Saturday, the women’s marathon will be held in Champion Heights. Watch the live broadcast of the race starting at 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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