Kliment Kolesnikov who took second place in the final round of the Russian Cup in the 100m backstroke, supported the 18-year-old winner in a conversation with Mirona Lifintseva who was not satisfied with the time displayed remotely.
Lifintsev won with a time of 52.52 seconds. Kolesnikov came second (52.64), the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion at this distance Evgeniy Rylov took fifth place (53.24). After the performance, Lifintsev told that he was not happy with his result in Yekaterinburg and that he had experienced “a simply terrible moment.”
“I will not speak for Myron, but I understand him perfectly.” He is offended by the result. I also swam at his age. I also wanted to do something better than last time. But if you build a logical chain, he can think like this: in April he managed to break a record among young people, and he had time to prepare even better. And in the end, these are seconds.
And for guys who show results above all others, strive to achieve something more than getting on the podium of the Russian Cup final – such a moment is very offensive to them. Especially when you consider that there is desire, ambition and an inner spirit. So you try, but you can’t, “Kolesnikov told .
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