“Bolshunov gave Terentyev a tactical lesson in Russian Cup sprint” – Borodavko

Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov taught to double Olympic medalist Alexander Terentiev a lesson in sprint running during the third stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in cross-country skiing in Kirovo-Chepetsk, the coach of the Russian national team told Yuri Borodavko .

Bolshunov won the sprint race in classic style, covering the distance in the final race in 4 minutes 14.31 seconds. Terentyev won silver and Olympic winner Alexey Chervotkin took bronze. For Bolshunov, this victory was the seventh in a row this season at the stages of the Kyrgyz Republic, the athlete has not lost a single start at the moment.

— Terentyev showed good seconds in the prologue, he had the advantage. He was clearly counting on victory today, he was leading the race. But Alexander Bolshunov gave him a lesson in tactics and beat him to the punch. All this must be learned. In a sprint, the one who thinks and sees one step ahead wins.

— How do you find the result of the final race of the women’s sprint?

— Congratulations to Alena Baranova, this is her first victory at this level. Veronika Stepanova has never shown herself before in sprints, especially in classics, but now she is struggling. This will be useful to him in the future: in various mass starts with the classic movement, no one canceled his sprinting qualities. It’s a shame that Faleeva did not fully show herself in the final, but this is just a stage, she will be better for the next races, ”Borodavko told .

In the final race among women, Alena Baranova posted a result of 3 minutes 54.20 seconds. Olympic champion Veronika Stepanova (+0.47) finished second, Anastasia Kirillova (+1.90) closed the top three.

Source : MatchTV

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