russian skier Sergei Ustyugov said he had changed the preparation system for the current season, effectively missing the competition in the first half of the season.
On Friday, at the All-Russian competition “Champion Heights” in Malinovka (Arkhangelsk region), Ustyugov became the second in the skiathlon, 32.7 seconds behind the winner Alexander Bolshunov. The leading trio was closed by Ilya Semikov (+33.6 seconds).
– I arrived late yesterday, I had enough pasta – I was preparing for the race. But it went pretty well. Did you like it? I also liked that, I got stoned from the race. It can be seen that the uniforms of the guys are not the same yet, take something off as usual. It was a little easier for me than for the guys. Overall, I’m happy with the race. Much lost. Sanya gave a good pin. Whose muscles are not ready, began to fall, including me. I thought, “How do I perform the skating tag? I can’t move.”
– Do you remember at the finish line who was supposed to follow Bolshunov?
– So I ask the boys why they didn’t go. I had to try. It seemed to me that they just let him go, because they were preparing to fight for second or third place. I was a little against it, I was ready to work, but it was clear that I was better prepared than the others, and the pace slowed down when the rest of the guys took it. But, as they say, a tit in the hands is better. You could go eat. I also agreed that it was better to stay second than to be with nothing.
– It turns out that you are better prepared?
– This is only the second start. I haven’t raced for half the winter. If you remember, I used to have it like this: you run in the middle of winter, then you skip the end. This year I decided differently to close the end. As long as I like it. The main thing is to have enough strength and motivation to the end, so that the main emotions do not stay here.
“What kind of races are you planning here?”
– All. Listen, well, I finished 30 kilometers today and that looks pretty good compared to the rest of the guys. Today I got up, I thought I would feel bad after the sprint, but my condition was normal. And thank you very much for the service! – quotes the words of Ustyugov, the correspondent of “”.
“” 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 thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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