Olympic champion Sergei Ustyugov At the moment he cannot compete with Alexander Bolshunov, as he recently recovered from serious health problems, the former coach of the Russian national team told . Markus Kramer .
Ustyugov self-trains according to Kramer’s plans. At the sixth stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in cross-country skiing in Tyumen, Sergey achieved the 26th result in the mass start. During the semi-final race, Ustyugov fell in one of the turns, broke his stick and did not qualify for the final part of the race. It was his first start in the current Russian Cup season.
— Will he be able to compete with Bolshunov in one of the races before the end of the season?
— After serious health problems, this was his first race. And the sprint went well. But unfortunately, the mass departure did not go as he and I had hoped. If we talk about rivalry with Bolshunov, then, of course, Sergei cannot currently skate at his level,” Kramer told .
This season, three-time Olympic champion Bolshunov won 17 consecutive victories at the stages of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup.
The next ski tournament will be the Spartakiad of the Strongest in Tyumen from February 9 to 18. On Friday, February 9, sprint races will take place at the Spartakiad of the Strongest. Watch the live broadcast of the starts from 8:35 Moscow time on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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