Coach Belarus national team Oleg Ryzhenkov told that his team could miss the first race of the Russian Cup stage in borderline temperatures.
Earlier, due to severe frosts, the pursuit and relay races of the Khanty-Mansiysk stage were canceled. On Thursday in Uvat, the air temperature will drop to -22 degrees Celsius.
“I think canceling the races was the right decision,” Ryzhenkov told . The temperature was critical. The difference was not one or two degrees, but much more decent. You could see how the athletes, going to training, were only white. Especially the guys: beard and mustache. After the sprint, some guys had slight frostbite: fingers, nose, cheeks.
Temperatures are expected Thursday. Will your athletes run?
– We will think, we will see how the jury reacts. If the athletes are not feeling well, we will not take any risks. Dinara Alimbekova, for example, had an exacerbation of sinusitis due to cold air.
“But that was before the first stage?”
— Yes, before going to Khanty-Mansiysk.
Source : MatchTV
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