Olympic champion skier Alexei Chervotkin spoke about the new ski and biathlon complex in Kazan, and also touched on the issue of the ban on Russian athletes from participating in competitions under the auspices of the International Ski Federation (FIS).
On October 22, 2022, the FIS extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian skiers from international departures for the 2022/23 season, despite originally planning to allow them into neutral status.
On Sunday, March 12, the Mirny Ski and Biathlon Complex was opened in Kazan. As part of the celebrations, a team sprint was held on the new track, which was attended by students of local sports schools and titled athletes, including Chervotkin.
– I ran with the children for the first time. This is good practice, especially for guys. It is very important for them to compete with eminent athletes, to “cook” in this atmosphere. It’s really cool when things like that happen. It’s a show, but everyone takes it seriously. There is always a fight, today was tight. In this scenario, it is necessary to determine who is the strongest in sport.
Is it worth doing on skis something similar to the matches of hockey and football stars? There is something similar. We still have an individual sport. And the team race, for example, was today. You can’t go skiing to play hockey or football. The FIS relies on sprints to increase the spectacle? Since they took us out, that means they’re not betting on anything.
The track is good and wide. There are some good climbs if you go further in a big circle. I am here for the first time, I rode literally two laps. The only negative point is a very strong wind, difficult to pilot and unpleasant. But at first glance, everything is great.
Terentiev said it’s hard to sprint in this circle? I understand this is a shortened sprint circle. There are 900 meters here, and a full-fledged one is 1500. Therefore, I think they should add another loop or lift here. The circle can be complicated, – the correspondent reports Chervotkin’s words.
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Source : MatchTV
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