Olympic champion Sergei Ustyugov told reporters he would not participate in the sprint at the Russian Cup stage in Krasnogorsk.
Ustyugov took fifth place at the Russian Cup stage and did not come to the award ceremony. The skiers who took place from the first to the sixth take part in the flower ceremony.
“I was told that no subtle moments were visible in the show,” Ustyugov told reporters. – Probably, it appeared only in my eyes. Both in Kirovo-Chepetsk and here. Alright, so it’s all good.
– And in fact?
Suppose nothing happened.
– Did you cut?
“Only in my imagination. I’ll watch the recording later, I’ll understand what it’s all about. But he made certain conclusions for himself. Wasn’t offended. But unpleasant. I think I don’t will go more to Krasnogorsk initially.I wanted to, but I preferred to ride, hang out, walk around New Year’s Moscow.
– Are you sure you won’t go to the start of the freestyle sprint the day after tomorrow?
“It’s such a mood that you don’t want to run yet.
– You seem to be smiling.
Of course, I always smile! I communicate with the fans, with the press. Kudos for the wait. It doesn’t seem cold today, but even then I was cold in spots, and you lay there for four hours, getting sick. Oh my! Thanks to the audience. In Krasnogorsk, our bosses organized the USSR Cups, and now we are here, and they still support us. The only thing, I say without any offense, I want the whole slope ready, and not to trample the ski slope for myself. It’s not very pleasant. I know that the caterpillar is broken, but if the competition is on TV, and we want to popularize skiing, the track must be better prepared. Even on the day of arrival it was better, but today it’s like amateur training. Near Moscow – and on you. A little disturbed.
“Maybe it was the rain?
– Maybe. But I’m not blaming anyone, just my personal opinion. I haven’t spoken to any other guys yet, but with the ones I went with we were, to put it mildly, in shock.
– Did the incident on the track upset you because it is not the first time?
– There was Kirovo-Chepetsk. And on top of Thea, he watched them run. When they ride yours from the extreme track… Shit, that’s actually normal, they do it at the World Cup. But I wouldn’t allow myself to do that. If I cut somewhere, I don’t jump on the boots and ends of the skis, I try not to knock over. You can slow down somewhere, but within reason. And if you are interfered with and stumble, it is not very pleasant and convenient. There is nothing to do, cross-country skiing is a contact sport. They say that in the times of Petukhov and Morilov they pushed and pushed with their elbows.
– After the arrival presented?
– I said to him: “Sanya, it’s good to do that, it’s ugly.” I didn’t shake his hand, and I certainly won’t shake it today. Can’t be so. It’s just not possible, not humanly. If you score… You can’t talk about Sanya like that, he’ll be hooked, then he’ll drop something too. They ripped him off by the ears and all that… The big ones have to be treated differently.
You are great too.
– These are all jokes. How you print it, how you hit your headlines, and then I get a hat off to haters: “String it up.”
– For the “bags” to arrive?
– “Sacks” turned into a joke. Those who are bags, they know they are bags. But how the Russian Cup has brightened up! It got interesting! I arrived, they at least stretched the rollers. Okay, there’s a price, and we’re arguing here, that’s not very nice. You also have to go, applaud, support. And then Elena Valerievna will have it.
What are your plans for January?
– On December 29, I will go to Chelyabinsk for the New Year’s race and the opening of the stadium. Then to his village – to relax and party. January 5 – in Syktyvkar, where I will prepare hard for the Russian championship, rolling volumes in the mode of two training sessions. All that I love. Although so far I haven’t missed it.
Ustyugov, 30, is the 2022 Olympic champion in the relay race, he also has two gold medals at the world championships.
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