The Olympics silver medalist in diving has told how he fared with the withdrawal of international starts and what went wrong for him in individual diving at the current Russian championship in Penza.
On Thursday, Kuznetsov finished second in the 3m springboard.
– On the first day they asked about the internal competition, but today the fight was very serious.
– Nikita (Schleicher) made brilliant jumps today. But actually, I also had a lot of oversights today. The program seems to have a good jump, but it’s missing the input. Somewhere uncertain. Before that, I lost a little blow, jumped a little differently, restored it … Well, nothing, everything will come.
– Some say that for experienced athletes, this whole situation of suspension of international departures is more difficult. I agree?
– Not. Absolutely. It is more difficult for young athletes who are striving, striving, and they have been deprived of international competitions.
In general, you worry about them.
– Sure. What am I? I hit so hard that ten people are enough. I’ve seen it all, I’ve understood it all. It’s a pity that the guys are deprived of such an opportunity.
“Including Nikita. He’s at the perfect age right now.
– Sure. He is 24 years old. From 24 to 26 years old, we consider the peak. You are as strong as the youngster, but already more experienced, nervous, technical.
– How did you reboot the “synchronous” with him after the Olympics?
“In fact, we didn’t even have a break. We started training pretty quickly after Tokyo. The training was not lost. I think everything is going well for him, from a technical point of view. He is also under international pressure. A rather seasoned athlete.
“After what happened in Tokyo, there will be no more pressure.
– Survived. I spoke with him, Svetlana Borisovna (Moiseeva, head coach), entourage. They told me to forget about it and move on.
— Are you following the path of complexity or quality in the program?
– This three helix jump, which could complicate the program, unfortunately I can’t do it. I think we have a world class program.
Was it difficult to watch the World Cup?
— I only watched a few jumps. Without enthusiasm. Not all the Chinese came, the Americans had some kind of incomprehensible composition, the Mexicans didn’t have the best composition. So the World Cup was like that – an ordinary cup.
– Synchronized swimmers say it may be because this championship appeared on the calendar at the last moment.
They practice a different sport. Today they will tell us: “You are going to the World Cup in a week” – and everyone will be ready. They have a question of programs, maybe new bands. Most of us have been skipping the same thing for many years.
– Talking about the fact that the Russians will probably not have time to qualify for the Paris Games?
– I think so – we have diplomats. Agreed means agreed…
Are you ready to wait until 2024?
– Easily. The year remained. Well, a little more.
– Do you have free time related to the whole situation?
– Absolutely not. In my opinion, the fees have become even more. We had a wonderful training camp in Sochi: we recovered, healed, swam in the sea and started training in Krugly.
– Didn’t you start knitting like Tom Daly?
“I’m not as good as him.
Maybe he wrote a book?
While I skip and do chores.
Source : MatchTV
