Kuznetsov won the competition, ahead of Nikita Shleikher and Alexander Belevtsev, who led until the fifth vault.
Can we say that everything went as planned?
– We have such a sport that not everything can go as planned. Yes, I didn’t make any gross mistakes, only small blemishes. Well he gave the last three jumps at a very decent level.
– It is clear that you have imagined the jump-to-jump layout and your own abilities. But is it difficult to turn off the head when the other is in the lead?
– Two-point leadership is actually so much, nonsense. Someone a little higher, someone lower, equalized, and there’s nothing. In this respect, there was no pressure: catch up, they say, what to do?! They were about equal.
“Two points is nonsense from a position of strength. And if you’re not the favourite, any gap looks like a problem, doesn’t it?
– Of course not. No difference.
– Is your beard an accomplice to success?
– Even a few! Absorbs water, less splashing.
– Laugh. But seriously, do you smell better?
– At this speed of rotation plays no role. Some of us jump with gold chains, here they are, in my opinion, more vulnerable. Having metal in my face or my beard fluttering – which is worse, what do you think?
– In July, you rehearsed the mythical Nirvana album cover, provoking a lot of feedback.
– I can listen, but without fanaticism. And so… Today I didn’t listen to anything at all, because it was the day of the competition. Other times I prefer rock like the Norwegians from Wardruna. Authentic music close to nature.
– In the morning, the revelations of 50-year-old ex-jumper Jan Hempel broke. How is this perceived in sport? Funny, sad, neutral?
– I do not care. We have nothing like that, they are all good. If something like that had happened, they would have dealt with it quickly.
Source : MatchTV
