Skier Elizaveta Pantrina after the final sprint of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship, she told that the Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova you can win.
In the last race on the Malinovka track (Arkhangelsk region), Stepanova won gold with a result of 3 minutes 46.14 seconds. Pantrina finished second with a delay of 1.53 seconds, the top 3 was completed by Olympic champion Tatyana Sorina (+2.45).
— What is still missing to overtake the leader of the ranking?
— If we talk about today, then, going through the last descent, I was a little afraid. Maybe that influenced my second place. So if she hadn’t stood up and opened up, she could have fought for victory. Plus, the girls fell in front of me. Also affected the loss of seconds.
— But in general, can Veronica Stepanova be defeated?
– Of course you can. Anyone can be defeated. You just need to do it competently, with your head. “Everything is still to come,” Pantrina told .
The Russian cross-country skiing championship takes place in Malinovka from March 16 to 24. The skiathlon will take place on Sunday. Watch live broadcasts of the races from 9:35 am (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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