Senior coach of the Russian national team Egor Sorine told that the skier Saveli Korostelev This season, the goal is above all to become more stable and stronger in long-distance races.
On Sunday, the two-time junior world champion took second place in the 15 km individual race in classic style at the stage of the Russian Cup in Vershina Teya (Republic of Khakassia), losing only to three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov. At the first stage of the season, 19-year-old Korostelev also won bronze in the 15-kilometer freestyle time trial.
– Of course, I am happy with Savely. In principle, he is currently fulfilling all the tasks assigned to him, namely placing in the top 3 in distance races. I hope that at the next stages of the Russian Cup he will carry out the installation planned for him. Naturally, this won’t be easy. But I hope that the amount of work done this summer will be enough to systematically pass all the stages of the Cup in November-December without any visible decline.
Last year he showed his talent in the sprint disciplines. Won the first three Russian Cup sprints at Tey. But in distance races, I only finished in the top three once. The same year, we set ourselves the goal at the start of the season to systematically enter the top 3 in the distance and in the sprint – in this case. For now, it works remotely. It’s harder in the sprint.
In sprint races, a lot depends on luck, including that of your opponents. Last year, Savely managed the sprint, but his rivals did not. Now it’s the other way around. So we haven’t particularly focused on the sprint disciplines this season. Above all, we want Savely to become more stable and stronger in distance races,” Sorin told .
Source : MatchTV
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