Senior coach of the Russian cross-country ski team Yuri Borodavko told that as a prototype for the Malinovka sprint circuit, he had considered a circuit at the track in Oberstdorf, Germany, where there are difficult corners.
From March 16 to 24, the Malinovka ski resort will host the Alfa-Bank Russian Ski Championships.
— You actively participated in the development of a new sprint circuit in Malinovka. On what basis was it developed?
“We wanted to make sure that the sprint circuit and all the distances in general met one of the best standards in the world. As a prototype, we mainly considered the Oberstdorf circle, where there are really quite difficult turns, steep runs, descents with turns… But there they don’t pay as much attention to it as we do, when they cause a sensation. out of everything.
For example, on the same sprint circuit in Malinovka during training, Denis Spitsov broke his arm after a fall. Not even in competition, but in training. Other athletes have had similar injuries and handled it very calmly.
– You mean, it’s a common story?
— Yes, a common story for places where complex circles are found. But the competition organizers took all this into account. They saw everything. Solutions have already been outlined. By next year, a drainage system will be installed to prevent water accumulation, and the duration of the counter slope and angles will be increased. All of this has already been reviewed and plans for improvement have been outlined. Once everyone has done this, the descent will return to normal. There will simply be a passing descent at high speed.
The original idea is that this circuit would have difficult climbs with running, which we have, but very short. I would like their ascent to meet the best world standards, and for the number of these ascents to correspond to existing standards.
We found that some breaks were happening right at the top of the deployment climb, as we had expected. Most athletes think this is a good, functional, and difficult circle. And once the descent is complete, all the way to the end, it will only be a certain standard. The first year we did not have time to fully plan the counter-tilt,” Borodavko told .
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Source : MatchTV
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