Coach of the Russian national cross-country team Yuri Borodavko on the air “” expressed the opinion that the Olympic champion Natalya Nepryaeva will create a gap from other athletes in the classic part of the skiathlon distance at the “Champion Heights” in the Arkhangelsk region.
– Will the image of the race be envious of Nepryaeva’s tactics?
– Indeed, it is. Leaders always set the pace, the rules of the race. I hope that today Natalia can show herself fully and from the first meters she will try to turn, get a good rhythm and hang on to the finish line.
Will she be the soloist of the race?
– I think so. She is capable of it. By the way, the “classic” is her strongest side, she will try to make a reserve in the first part of the distance, but we haven’t discussed this.
– Which of the young athletes can be the favourite?
— Nepryaeva’s biggest competitor — Veronika Stepanova , she is also an Olympic champion, she is quite talented in both styles. In Syktyvkar, she was able to hold the “classic” and create strong competition in the entire skating part, and only at the finish line Natalya was able to start.
– Is Stupak’s money in the sprint an episodic manifestation and a full-fledged comeback?
I hope it’s a full comeback. This training camp she spent in Livigno and Toblach is paying off. We see that the force calculates, as before. We hope she will join the group that will create a great fight,” Borodavko said on .
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Source : MatchTV
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