Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova On , she said that from the start of the skiathlon at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship in Malinovka, she realized that it would be difficult for her to fight for the prizes.
On Sunday, Stepanova took 18th place in the skiathlon, losing 4 minutes 1.6 seconds to winner Anastasia Kuleshova.
“Maybe you shouldn’t have run?” For example, Nepryaeva missed the race.
– How not to run? Yes, the Russian Championship is not the main start of the season, Spartakiad has passed, but we had to try ourselves, and today it happened like this. One day in a carriage, two on foot. Today I walked
— When did you begin to realize that the race was not taking place?
— Somewhere from the second climb, but I continued to work and please the fans.
I wanted to try to feel better when I’m out of shape. It’s great that I showed up yesterday. I realized the possibilities through the ski slope and experience, but today was a test. In principle, I’m glad I got there.
We have one rule in our team: relinquish the throne of leadership to each other. Today I gave it to Anastasia Kuleshova. I am happy for Alina Pekletsova, who proves herself in such competitions,” Stepanova said on .
The Russian Championship in the Arkhangelsk region will end on March 24.
Watch the live broadcast of the men’s skiathlon now on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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