Biathlete Victoria Slivko who took second place in the mass start at the fifth stage of the Russian Cup, in a conversation with she said that she retained the yellow jersey of the leader of the tournament standings.
On Sunday, Slivko, with two misses, took second place in the mass start of the fifth stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup. The winner was Elizabeth Kaplina third place goes to Anastasia Goreeva.
– Second place is a good result. Are you satisfied with your shoot today?
“Yeah, I’m happy with the shot because it didn’t work for me in previous races,” Slivko told . “More or less done today. Of course, two fines are a lot for such a race. But anyway, it’s better than yesterday.
– You welcomed the fans very warmly, they also supported you a lot.
– Throughout the season, they support me a lot, they worry about me and that I keep the yellow jersey. Therefore, I am very happy that there are many fans here. Of course, I was very happy to welcome them.
– Did you manage to keep the yellow jersey at the end of this stage?
“Before this race, I had an advantage. Lisa Kaplina regained some points. I think I kept it.
– Today you competed with Kaplina for most of the distance. Did you keep in mind that you had to beat her, given the position in the general classification?
– I didn’t think about the ranking points. I just wanted to run the race well.
– You came to the last shoot with Elizabeth. Did you see how she shot?
“No, I didn’t see Elizabeth shoot. I tried to work on the line myself, without being distracted. Only when she left did I see that she had left an uncovered target.
– You received a lot of gifts.
“Yes, there are a lot of things. I won a teddy bear for Maria Pechenkina. The previous bear – Nastya Shevchenko, another for me.
– So you give stuffed animals later?
Yes, the girls asked. I had to run races and win bears for them.
Source : MatchTV
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