Senior coach of the Russian national team Egor Sorine told that the skier Savely Korostelev copes with the tasks that were set before the season.
On Thursday, Korostelev finished third in the 15-kilometer time trial at the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup. This podium became for him the sixth of the season.
— Savely generally walked on a par with Artem Maltsev. In the first lap I only lost about eight seconds to him. Then Savely started to win back in the second and early third rounds. It went well, but it wasn’t enough for the very end. In principle, this is not critical. I wouldn’t call this race a success for Savely. This is an indicator of its current level.
I hope that in the future, when he reaches his peak, he can move forward. Because this season, in the Russian Cup, he is somewhere around this result. We can say with confidence that Korostelev’s level is second or third place in wrestling at the Russian Championship. I hope that a more particular approach to the main departures will improve the results. In any case, today is a good race for Savely. It can be registered as an asset.
— You said before the season that Korostelev needed to improve in distance running to become a more mature athlete. Is he successful?
— Of course, the main task for him was to perform consistently, and not in waves, to maintain a certain level. He can do it. At the moment, Savely is fully coping with the tasks that were set before the season, Sorin told .
Watch live broadcasts of the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in cross-country skiing on TV channels “” and “Match! Arena”, as well as the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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