Skier Artem Maltsev told that he set himself the goal of being in the top 3 in the overall standings of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup, as well as winning personal medals at the Spartakiad and the national championship.
On Friday, Maltsev took second place in the 10-kilometer freestyle time trial at the second stage of the Russian Cross-Country Cup in Tyumen, behind the winner Alexandra Bolshunova of 27.3 seconds. Third place goes to Saveliy Korostelev (+31.2).
— In such a company, taking second place is very cool. 10 km is a dangerous distance, but in a 15 km race you can feel and add more. And here you need to start quickly. I have something to achieve.
Thanks to the service, the skis worked very well. But my legs became sour, my will and my character were activated. I received all the information about the race, the coaches supported me, everything was cool. Now I want to run a sprint, as well as a 20k race. We have to fight for the Cup and the points.
— What are your goals for the season? So he can say he accomplished the task.
— Top 3 in the general ranking of the Russian Cup, personal medal at the Spartakiad and at the Russian Championship. Gold would be cool, but there’s Alexander Bolshunov, who can be beaten, he’s not a robot, he’s a human, like everyone else. Besides, that year, I beat him in the first stages of the Russian Cup. You need to work more, train and listen to your body,” Maltsev said on .
On Saturday, December 2, sprint races will take place at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Tyumen. Watch the live broadcast of the qualifications from 08:55 (Moscow time) on the Match! Arena”. The finals will be broadcast from 10:50 (Moscow time) on the channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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