Coach of the Russian national cross-country ski team Egor Sorine on said that the Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova faced the task of gaining at least 30 seconds on his closest pursuer.
On Thursday, Stepanova won the 10 km freestyle race with a time trial at the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Kazan. Alina Pekletsova finished second, losing 39 seconds to Stepanova, and Elizaveta Pantrina third (+46.3).
— The 10 km freestyle is Stepanova’s flagship discipline. The head coach’s task is to win by at least 30 seconds, and she finally accomplished this task.
Lisa (Pantrina) was aiming for the best results. The first round was the best ever, it was a little short, but she tried. It is at the Russian Cup that you have to try difficult variations. We will draw conclusions: we probably should have covered the first three kilometers more calmly, but that’s okay,” Sorin said on .
Later Thursday, the men will start the 15km freestyle time trial. Watch the race broadcast from 1:25 p.m. on the and Match channel! Arena”, as well as the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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