Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova on , she said that she tried to create intrigue during the pursuit race in the Russian Cup final, but along the way she decided to achieve a great victory.
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.
— I’m not happy with today’s race. In terms of pure time lost against Anastasia Kuleshova, there is something to work on. I hope the mountain will take place and there will be a final battle where I show all my best qualities.
— What was the configuration before departure?
“I imagined I was running an individual race. I trusted the time the coaches told me. But at the same time, I was thinking about the race scores. I tried to create intrigue, but then I thought that I should win beautifully,” Stepanova said on .
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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