Biathlete Vasily Tomshin who won the PARI Commonwealth Cup mass start in Belarus, said he was confident he would be able to face his rivals at the finish line.
Tomshin covered the distance in 33 minutes 43.1 seconds without any misses. Second place was taken by Belarusian Dmitry Lazovsky (+1.4, 0 misses), while his compatriot Nikita Lobastov finished third (+2.2, 0 misses).
How did you act tactically? What did you take away from the last lap?
– When I realized on the first ascent that I could not get away from the guys and they would catch me anyway, the task was to hold on with them to the finish line, – the correspondent from reports the words of Tomshin. – I soberly assess my progress over the distance, I know that the guys are stronger, so I decided to gather all my strength at the finish and fight.
– So you understand when you have to attack?
In fact, I had two options. The first is that I will be able to make a small gap in the climb and keep it, the second will not be able to do it, and then 50 meters before the finish line I will start to understand it.
– Have you ever managed to defeat several opponents in the final confrontations?
– If I reached the finish line in a group, I would often gather all my strength and overtake my opponents.
– How many chances did you give yourself today in this final confrontation?
– 100 per cent. I was sure I could handle it, there was such confidence inside.
Is the track better today?
— The track is much better, ideal conditions, hard track, even icy. Running on such a track is much easier and faster.
— Did the result of your wife Anastasia Batmanova’s mass start motivate you?
– Of course, I watched Nastya’s run, I was very happy. But the joy was contained, I understood that in a few hours I had to run, I prepared myself and concentrated on my race.
– Do you feel that your condition is getting worse now?
– No, I think I’m in stable shape now, a little below average.
– Until the next stop here in Raubichi three days. Will he have time to relax, to see something in Minsk?
– There won’t be much free time. Now there was such a dense program, three races, then the same thing will happen. It is not planned to go anywhere. I will recover.
What are your goals for the rest of the season?
– The main departures are Tchaikovsky and Izhevsk in February. The task is to perform there as well as possible. Today’s win doesn’t change those plans.
– Belarusian biathletes will come to these starts.
– Costs! Their participation will certainly benefit us all.
The next stage of the Commonwealth Cup in Raubichi will take place from January 26-29. Watch live broadcasts of the competitions on the channel and on the matchtv.ru site.
Source : MatchTV
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