Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Sergei Ustyugov, in a conversation with , suggested that he will compete for two more years, but he needs to pay attention to his health.
Ustyugov won bronze in the sprint at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship in Malinovka, losing 0.96 seconds to the leader. The victory was won by three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov, covering the distance in 3 minutes 13.49 seconds. Second was Ivan Gorbunov (+0.11).
— How many times during this season did the thought come to me: “Do I still need ski racing?”
— I will need ski racing for another year, maybe not, but even two. The main thing is that your health allows it. And there you can run.
– Allows it now?
“You can tell,” Ustyugov told .
The Russian cross-country skiing championship takes place in Malinovka from March 16 to 24.
On March 17, the skiathlon will take place during the tournament. Watch the race live on Sunday from 9:35 a.m. (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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