Skier Sergei Ardashev said that he promised his son not to return home without a medal from the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup, which is held in Kazan.
On Saturday, Ardashev became second in the Kyrgyz Republic’s fifth stage classic sprint, losing 1.88 seconds to winner Alexander Bolshunov. Third place goes to Ivan Gorbunov (+1.91).
— To be honest, when I qualified, I realized that I had lost quite a bit. Such a short distance, but I had no strength. It’s like you’re pushing, but the effort isn’t producing results, you’re failing to put in the effort the way you want. But I let the situation go and hoped for the best. And in fact, in each race I progressed more or less, and in the final, after the climb, I managed to progress. The guys were pushing hard on the climb, there was a small gap. Finally, I let them cross the finish line and sat behind Vanya Gorbunov. The main thing was to take advantage of this moment, to catch it when it was time to move. Fortunately, everything went well.
I promised my son Mishka that I would bring a medal, I would not return without a medal. He doesn’t understand anything about me yet, of course, but I still think he’ll be happy.
Today the track was icy, but at the same time, in my opinion, quite simple. This weather is the most comfortable, the ski slopes are difficult. The only problem was that it snowed a little at night and the ski slope was dusted. As a result, the skis ride a little differently than they should. When you leave the slope, your skis ride much better. The circle at the stadium is very fast, you have to change lanes very quickly. As a result, at the finish line it turns out that people don’t even know where to go. Either off-piste or on-piste. And everyone tries, hesitates, gets lost. This is probably why falls happen, ”reports a correspondent, reporting Ardashev’s words.
On January 14, during the stage of the Russian Cup in Kazan, men’s and women’s skiathlons will take place. Watch live broadcasts of the competition on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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