Skier Dmitry Pouzanov – a talented and capable athlete, but he is still too young and needs to work on his technique, the president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation said in an interview with Elena Vyalbe .
On Tuesday, Sergey Ardashev won the freestyle sprint race at the PhosAgro Russian Cup final in Kirovsk (Murmansk region). The second was Ivan Gorbunov (+0.44), the leading trio was closed by 18-year-old Puzanov (+0.83). In the sprint final, he was ahead of Olympic champion Sergei Ustyugov, who took fifth place (+2.87).
— What are your impressions of the first two days of the Russian Cup final in Kirovsk?
— The race is simply crazy! For the men, both the first day and the second, everything was unpredictable. Great weather here, winter, real, as it should be. Great!
— The main sensation of the first days was Dmitry Puzanov, who won bronze in the sprint and beat Ustyugov himself in the final?
– We still know this athlete. Puzanov traveled a little in a caravan with a group of young people. And we know his coach. Dima is a capable boy, he still needs to work on his technique. The most important thing is that he doesn’t need to rush anywhere, he’s still small. You need to gradually gain momentum.
— So it’s too early to praise 18-year-old Pouzanov?
– No, you also have to congratulate. Praising performance gives athletes a certain confidence. When you step on the podium for the first time, you feel everything. You definitely need to praise. Puzanov is a truly talented and capable boy, there is time for everything. I always say that the main thing is to perform well as an adult.
— How do you like the elements of the show that coach Egor Sorin offers here? In honor of his skiers’ victory over Bolshunov, he appears at the award ceremony in the form of a dinosaur.
“Egor said a long time ago that if his athlete beat Bolshunov, he would come out like this. Everyone must keep their word. We are waiting for Legkov’s skis for Dmitry Puzanov. He told the whole country that he would buy Puzanov new skis if he finished in the top three. I would even help choose the skis. Sasha, perhaps, does not know skiing very well now,” Vyalbe told .
Later, on Wednesday, Legkov presented new skis to Puzanov.
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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