Skier Anastasia Kuleshova after winning the time trial in the classic style at the Russian Cup final, she said that she had not thought about who exactly she should compete with for first place in her favorite discipline.
Kuleshova covered the 10-kilometer distance in 28 minutes 10.1 seconds on Friday. Veronika Stepanova (+13.5) took second place, Elizaveta Pantrina (+37.3) closed the top three.
— I am happy with the race. Thanks to everyone involved in this outcome. Looking back and summing up the season, I would like to say that this winter was special for me. I’m very happy to be here, the weather is just amazing!
— Tell us about the most intense stage of the fight on the track.
“It was a struggle from start to finish. The first lap we went through zeros, in the second we started to have good breaks. I tried to break down the race, I listened to the coach who told me the points to work on. We discussed it yesterday. I think everything went well.
—Who was your strongest opponent?
– Actually, that’s all. You arrive at the starting line and don’t know how the other competitors feel; you’re not 100% sure who will be in the top three.
— 13 seconds ahead of second place winner Veronica Stepanova. Are you happy to have so confidently outstripped one of your main rivals?
– Of course, I’m happy. “I love running classic races and I am happy that I won a landslide victory in this case,” reports the correspondent, according to Kuleshova’s words.
At these times, on the channel, watch the broadcast of the men’s 15 km individual race in classic style during the PhosAgro final of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup in Kirovsk. The show is also available on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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