Olympic champion Alexander Legkov said on that he enjoyed participating in the ski race he organized in Peresvet.
The winner of the Legkov men’s race, which took place on Friday in the Moscow region, is three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov. Legkov took 15th place, 1 minute 35.3 seconds behind the winner.
— It would be cool if Alexander Legkov won the Legkov race…
— But it was at the beginning, when the Legkov race first took place, and now it’s cool to enjoy it, when such “cars” run in front of you. You look at them and think, “Can I do the same thing?” The head thinks it’s possible, but the legs no longer think.
– But for you, this is your home track. No one else has run this much here except you.
– For sure, this is where I trained the most. To run as well as among the top three, you have to live on sport and do two training sessions a day. But I only live in the sport with my soul, my heart and my head, and everything else – I wiggle, I spin, so that everyone around me has a good time.
—Was it exciting for you to start this day? Maybe memories were playing in your head?
— Until today, I constantly thought about it, watched old videos. I was immersed in this day and wondering when it would come. But today I’ve been up since eight in the morning and not once have I remembered that it’s February 23. Instead, I looked to see if everyone had had slots, how everyone had arrived at the start, if everyone was happy… I didn’t break in my skis or warm up.
— Did you like it?
— I had fun and endorphins. The most important thing is that I raced with our ski elite. It’s the coolest thing ever. I’m very happy that there is such a start where I can go out and run next to them. Here I can feel the strength and power of our Russians,” Legkov said on .
February 23 marked the 10th anniversary of Legkov’s victory in the ski marathon at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Maxim Vylegzhanin took second place in this race, Ilya Chernousov closed the top three.
Source : MatchTV
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