Olympic cross-country skiing champion Sergei Ustyugov after winning the classic sprint at “Champion’s Heights” in the Arkhangelsk region, he said he was confident that he could not qualify for the World Championships in Planica even if Russian skiers were admitted.
In the classic sprint final in Malinovka, Ustyugov became the first with a result of 3 minutes 3.18 seconds. Silver went to Alexander Terentiev (+0.35), bronze to Alexander Bolshunov (+1.39).
The World Ski Championships take place in Planica, Slovenia, on the same dates as the Championship Heights.
– I will support the Italian national team at the World Cup. For Federico Pellegrino, Markus Kramer, – correspondent reports Ustyugov’s words.
– Bolshunov said that for him the World Cup is here.
“The world championship is the world championship. We have “Champion Heights”. Even the names are different (laughs). For all skiers, different competitions have different status. I don’t care about that. I’m happy that today we managed to win and compete with the guys. No wonder I’ve been a “sports monk” all month. Prepare. Rad madly.
– Isn’t it a pity that you are in top form, but not at the World Cup?
– Yes, I would not have participated in the World Cup, to be honest. Let’s take a look at the note. If not for the departure to Chusovoy… It was once, a long time ago and it is not true. At Chusovoy, the criterion is skating sprint, and at the World Championships it is classic. And in Kirovo-Chepetsk I was third in classical.
– But if you knew everyone was allowed, you’d probably run in season.
“I didn’t even care about that. I have already raced at the world championships, I have the whole lot of medals. If you go there, you must be even more powerful as a “sports monk”.
“” shows the All-Russian competition “Champion Heights” (February 23 – March 5) and the Russian Ski Championship (March 18-26). Watch live broadcasts of ski competitions on the federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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