Senior coach of the Russian cross-country ski team Egor Sorine in a conversation with , he highlighted the talent Savelia Korosteleva but noted that the skier achieves results mainly through hard work and mental qualities.
Korostelev joined Sorin’s group before the start of this season. At the last Russian Championship, the 20-year-old skier won two gold medals and one silver.
— If we’re talking about the talents of your group, then we can’t help but pay attention to the men. How much do you think Savely Korostelev managed to improve this season?
– Yes, he has made progress. More importantly, it added stability. Almost the whole season is going very well, there are no obvious slowdowns. He participates in almost every race and fights for the top 3. Yes, I haven’t managed to win any personal races yet. And to give the season an “A”, a personal victory at least at the Russian Cup stage is not enough. And so, Savely, albeit a little, added certain qualities.
He’s growing, as he should. In principle, last year Korostelev showed good results. Now I’ve added more. I hope this continues to progress.
—Is he the greatest talent you have ever worked with?
— Savely is definitely talented, he has good data. Even if we consider some functional tests, he is a good athlete, but we cannot say that he comes from another planet.
Everything he has achieved and is achieving is above all the fruit of his hard work and his character. Well, including nature. The parents did their best. He has plenty to work on. Yes, we can say he is one of the most talented athletes I have ever worked with. But I know other athletes, the same Sergei Ustyugov, who at Savely’s age was probably even more talented in some ways. Of course, talent decides a lot. But I think that the main merit of Korostelev is his mental and psychological component and, of course, hard work,” Sorin told .
Source : MatchTV
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