Olympic short track champion, 2022 Games silver medalist in speed skating Ruslan Zakharov said that at the beginning of the season there was no task to complete all distances, so he participated in Kolomna only in the mass start, for which there was no prize money .
Zakharov won the mass start at the Shavyrin Memorial contest.
– Why did you only play here at one distance?
– I wake up in the morning, look at my passport and understand: no, Ruslan, you do not need to run in a row. In fact, it was a joint decision with the coach to start the season smoothly. I had a little cold, we decided not to force it. The season will be rich in a number of starts, I hope that we will find enough motivation to make it rich in emotions. Viktor Alexandrovitch found us a good motivation for the mass start. They went out, five of them worked well, tired themselves, tired everyone. And those two fans who are sitting in the stands enjoyed it.
– Artem Arefiev noted that there were fans at the sprint, they took autographs.
– Group departure at the end of the day and, perhaps, it is not so interesting for everyone. The organizers even reward it differently. For all distances, a cash certificate in the amount of 10,000 rubles is awarded, and for a mass start – zero. I do not know why. It’s not about the money, it’s just obvious, even the mass start organizers aren’t that interested, but it’s an Olympic event, and the medal there is as cool as everyone’s – I hope I will feel it soon.
– How many Russian Cup stages do you have in your plans?
– Exactly in Kolomna, Chelyabinsk. After the first stage, we will go to a cycling meeting in Sochi, enjoy some warm days and go cycling. If I won a cash prize today, I would go to the casino.
In general, the immediate goal now is the Russian championship in Kemerovo, at the ice rink, where no one has ever been before. No one saw any ice cream at all.
– Are you going to run from the sheet?
– And try to win, enjoy. As Daniil Aldoshkin says, when the coach is happy, we are happy. The coach was happy today, he has such a phrase that clearly shows it.
Source : MatchTV
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