President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe told that in addition to Natalia Nepryaeva she had no other favorites in the Russian Cup 10km time trial in Khakassia.
On Thursday, Nepryaeva won the race, 0.4 seconds ahead of Ekaterina Smirnova. The third was Aliya Iksanova.
– Probably, in this race I had no other favorites. She, of course, fails to win it all in a row, as we see. Thank goodness there is competition, which we are extremely happy about. I think when there’s intrigue and competition, it’s always more interesting to watch the competition. Now they have a very good tandem between Natalia and Veronika (Stepanova). No one lets Nepryaeva lie about her laurels. Just like Alexander Bolshunov, you see, not everything is so easy to pull off. There is competition, – said Vyalbe “”.
How do athletes react to weather conditions?
– Of course, everyone wants a more comfortable, almost positive temperature, that’s understandable. Especially already spoiled in Europe. But I answer this question all the time: “We don’t swim in open water, we do cross-country skiing.” Frosts do happen, but they are acceptable. If there were direct severe frosts, then another conversation.
Source : MatchTV
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