President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe expects that Savely Korostelev will be one of those athletes who will put pressure Alexandra Bolshunova . She said this at the end of the 20-kilometer skiathlon at the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Kazan.
On Sunday, Bolshunov won the 20-kilometer skiathlon at the fifth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup. Korostelev finished second (+3.3), third – Artem Maltsev (+4.1).
— There is an opinion that some collections are simply afraid to compete with Alexander, isn’t it?
– No, I do not think so. Don’t even think about it. It’s just that unfortunately everyone can do what they can do today, that’s all. Who exactly is afraid of Bolshunov, tell me? Stupid questions.
— Do you agree that Savely Korostelev is already partly approaching Bolshunov?
– I really expect this, although not this season, but in the very near future he will really be the most, well, one of those athletes who will put pressure on Sasha. And that’s normal, life doesn’t stop. Savely also grows every year.
— Savely is still very young now, is there a fear that he has reached this level too early?
– There are no fears, our skiing has become very rejuvenated, remember at what young age our guys, the same Chervotkin, Bolshunov and Spitsov, went to the Olympics in Pyeongchang. So everything is fine.
— Do you support young people who can overtake Bolshunov?
“I don’t support anyone here.” Who should I root for here?
— Surely it’s better for a leader when more than one person wins?
— You know, in sport, there is always a leader. And if he can prove every day that he’s not an accidental leader, that’s pretty cool too. You saw how Klebo won race after race, Johaug didn’t give up a single race. “Everyone must strive and develop,” a correspondent reports to Vyalba.
Source : MatchTV
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