Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov After winning the skiathlon at the Spartakiad of the Strongest, he said there were many dangerous moments in the race.
On Saturday, Bolshunov won the Spartakiad of the Strongest skiathlon in Tyumen. Second place went to Ilya Semikov (+1.5 seconds), third place to Artem Maltsev (+3.9).
— Do you have the feeling that the competition at Spartakiad is more intense than at the Russian Cup?
– Everything is pretty much the same. Same opponents, same competitions. What difference does it make where you compete?
— Ustyugov said that they behaved harder on the track. During the quarter-final sprint, it seems that Ivan Bezmaternykh cut you off.
– Yes, many people have tried. Here you have to drive to the finish line.
— Have there been such dangerous moments in skiathlon?
—There were many moments.
— When they started stretching in the skiathlon, did you see that there was only one skier behind you? Or don’t you look back?
– I watched. I wondered who it was.
— Were you surprised that it was Ilya Semikov?
– No. This is not the first skiathlon where he maintains the pace.
— Everyone salutes your work on the descents. How much time did you spend on this component?
– I didn’t pay anything.
— When do you forget the race?
– That’s it. The next race will take place the day after tomorrow. What should we think?
— Who are you going to run the sprint with?
– I don’t know. We need to see who our candidates are. Terentiev or Korostelev? I don’t know. Let them participate among themselves,” reports Bolchounov, correspondent.
Bolshunov earned his 19th consecutive victory this season.
The Spartakiade ski tournament takes place from February 9 to 18.
On Monday there will be a 10 km time trial. Watch the live broadcast of the women’s time trial from 8:35 Moscow time, the men’s from 10:50 Moscow time on , Match! Arena” and “Match! Planet”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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