Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov said he saw no parallel between the final team sprint in Champions Heights and a similar race at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
In both starts, Bolshunov was paired with Alexander Terentyev. At the 2022 Games, they won bronze in the team sprint. At the “Champion Heights” Bolshunov and Terentyev won in the national team of the Arkhangelsk region.
– What did you think when you were second in the race?
– With thoughts of victory, which you need to catch up with Artem and try to win, – the correspondent reports Bolshunov’s words. – When I saw that Yakimushkin escaped, I understood that the main thing is not to repeat the result of the girls and not let the Tyumen team win. In principle, everything worked.
– Today is forgiveness Sunday, has Sasha Terentyev ever asked for forgiveness for his scene?
What kind of forgiveness? He worked, I worked. If Sasha almost improved, and the backlog was a little larger, then it would be possible not to win back. And there was a backlog, but it could be recovered. So we both gave it our all, both made that winning result.
– Can we say that today was the reincarnation of the Olympic team sprint, when you also ran with Terentyev?
– No, I won’t say it’s a rehearsal. Today was a very interesting race for the spectators and in general there was excitement for everyone. Until the end, it was unclear who would win.
Is running for the Arkhangelsk region a separate responsibility?
— Of course, we represent the Arkhangelsk region here. Also, Alexander Terentyev and I are in a club that develops sport in the region and seeks to develop this base. Again, here we train almost every summer. It’s great that the 30 km tracks are ready, ride. In winter it is even more interesting here and there are more trails.
“” 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. On February 28, as part of the Championship Heights competition, a women’s race with a separate start will take place. Watch the live broadcast starting at 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on and on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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