“I sniffed the ammonia and felt better.” Ustyugov spoke about the adventure that helped him get around Bolshunov in the sprint final at Champions Heights

Olympic cross-country skiing champion Sergei Ustyugov called his decision to immediately lead the sprint final in classic Champions Heights style as adventurous.

In the final, Ustyugov became first with a score of 3 minutes 3.18 seconds. The money went to Alexander Terentiev (+0.35), bronze to Alexandra Bolshunova (+1.39).

“From one race to another, it was getting worse and worse. Before the semis, I sniffed some ammonia and felt better – my head is thinking, my muscles are pulling. Did I jump in? It was an adventure. I’m getting ready, why not try? Glad it worked.

I deliberately approached the Russian Championship. I have been preparing for Syktyvkar for more than a month, I have completed the whole training plan from and to. It was hard. Thanks to the ski and biathlon complex named after Raisa Smetanina, who went to the meeting and helped at all times.

I also want to say more thanks to my coach Markus Kramer, who believed in me, wrote a training plan,” Ustyugov said on .

“” 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.

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