Leaders of the Russian cross-country ski team Alexander Bolshunov And Veronica Stepanova should have won the time trial races of the Russian Cup stage with a more significant advantage, President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe said on .
The stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in cross-country skiing will take place in Tyumen from December 1 to 3. Bolshunov covered a distance of 10 kilometers in 22 minutes 25.6 seconds. He was 27.3 seconds ahead of silver medalist Artem Maltsev. Stepanova, who won the same distance among women, clocked 25 minutes 53.9 seconds. Maria Istomina finished next, at 18.3 seconds.
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— What assessment do you draw from the races?
– Nothing new. It seems to me that 18 seconds of separation for Veronika Stepanova is very little. She was practically “walking around.” I want Julia [Ступак] and Natalia [Терентьева] have already returned to work, because then it will be more interesting. Speedwell [Марии] Istomina and the like [Анастасии] Kuleshova should gain around 30 seconds in the 10k.
As for the guys, Savelia [Коростелева] It is unlikely that they “brought” him, because from time to time he [Большунова] exceeds. Wrestling is always a little more interesting for men than for women. Bolshunov on “ten” for at least 30-40 seconds [должен привозить]when he is in good shape.
Bolshunov and Stepanova are the leaders of our country. Sasha has a back problem. But thank you very much to the medical staff for getting our athletes out fairly quickly. Sasha’s injury occurred in September. It was time to heal her. Maybe not completely. But it was also possible to “give in” to him.
– What can Korostelev do?
— The Olympic Games and the gold medals are here. He is very talented, I like the way he is raised and his daring on skis. Very promising. I hope it will show maximum results. He should definitely be in the top 10 every start.
Ski racing has become young. When I left at 30 they told me it was too early. [Алина] Pekletsova “bites” at the age of 17. Everything is very ephemeral.
— What do you think about equalizing the distances between boys and girls?
– A kind of cruelty! 10 kilometers is good for women, but not enough for men. But girls should run “fifty bucks”?! This year there was talk of not doing it right away, not everywhere, but of having a national championship with at least “thirty”. It seems to me that all this is a utopia and that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will give back everything.
— Will the experiment of banning fluoride in ski lubricants take hold around the world?
– I seriously doubt it. There will be trials. There will be many unhappy people. No one has ever shown us a scientific study that fluoride affects nature or a specific herb. Dark story! And then in Formula 1, do they really race in identical cars? Why should skiers use the same products? — said Vyalbe on .
Watch live broadcasts of the races on , as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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