Double Olympic champion Dmitry Vasiliev called for the cancellation of pursuit races at the Russian Cup stage in Khanty-Mansiysk due to the freezing of the right decision.
On Sunday, the first stage of the Russian Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk ended earlier than expected due to weather conditions. Thus, only sprint races took place in the stage.
“Well, of course you can’t run in such weather. That’s for sure. Even though we used to run in different places. But at -27, of course, it’s hard. A “I think the right decision was made. Of course, it’s inconvenient. Yet athletes want to compete, win rewards and cash prizes, but in this case, of course, health comes first,” said Vasilyev told .
– Nevertheless, Mikhail Shashilov’s group held a training session the day before …
– To train, we basically trained in more difficult conditions. We were skating even then, the code was a little below -30, and there was nothing supernatural there. But it is already difficult to compete in these conditions. The speed here is greater, and on the descents it blows a lot. Athletes freeze strongly not on the climbs or on the plain, but on the descents. So you can practice. In principle, in which case you can stop, warm up and continue, but it will not work in competitions,” Vasilyev told .
Source : MatchTV
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