World champion and bronze medalist at the Vancouver Olympic Games in cross-country skiing Alexey Petukhov told that after the semi-final of the Star Race, he started thinking about the possibility of winning medals.
The skiing “ Star Race” took place on Saturday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Petukhov took part in the race in a duo with his son. They took third place. The victory was won by the team of 2010 Olympic silver medalist in cross-country skiing Alexander Panzhinsky and young skier Vyacheslav Smirnov. Petukhov’s team lost to them by 1.32 seconds. The team of Russian cross-country champion Mikhail Devyatyarov finished second (+0.98 seconds).
— I am very satisfied with the past event. I woke up in the morning and thought: “I really want to lie down and relax, my schedule is very busy.” ” But knowing that Moskomsport (head of the Moscow sports department) Alexey Alexandrovich Kondarantsev and the entire government organize such a vacation for us every year, I forgot about fatigue. There are not many competitions where you can come and relax with friends – be in the atmosphere of a sports party. And when I arrived at the sports city, I realized that it was worth it. And after the semi-final, I asked myself why not compete for medals in the final. It seems that he has started to get better recently, his condition is not bad. And we saw on arrival that the form was there, but that it was lacking a little.
— How would you rate your son’s performance?
– Great. He is ready ! A week ago he became my regional champion. Therefore, I am very happy with him,” Petukhov told .
As part of the race, another race took place, in which prominent amateur and professional skiers took part. The duo of Kondarantsev and 2010 Olympic bronze medalist Natalya Korosteleva won.
On Sunday, January 28, the biathlon “ Star Race” will take place in Luzhniki, in which famous skiers and biathletes will take part – world and European champions, Olympic medalists Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht, Anton Shipulin, Ivan Cherezov, Olga Zaitseva, Olga Nazarova, Olga Podchufarova, Andrey Makoveev, Dmitry Malyshko and others.
The channel will broadcast the race live, the broadcast will start at 11:40 (Moscow time) and the broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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