Olympic cross-country ski champion Veronica Stepanova said that during the pursuit of the Russian Cup, she wondered whether cross-country skiing would be able to overtake the ratings for biathlon competitions on .
On Wednesday, Stepanova won the pursuit in the PhosAgro final of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup. Maria Istomina finished second, losing 26.9 seconds to the winner.
— Today was a difficult race, I hope we managed to please the spectators. I ran along the track and wondered if I would be able to get ahead of the biathlon rankings. So far we skiers are losing to them. In this racing format, it would hardly be possible to do something beautiful or shocking. There is no possibility of finishing backwards, because every second of the race is important now, it’s a mini-lap. The final race will be difficult and maybe I will achieve something there.
— How unusual is uphill running for you?
— It’s a very specific race. I have only participated in such a race in summer on roller skis, and in winter it will be my first participation. I hope it will be a nice vacation, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Stepanova’s words.
Watch the PhosAgro races of the Russian Cup final in Kirovsk live on the and Match Arena TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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