Olympic opportunities Veronica Stepanova not unlimited, the skier took a big risk, spending long training camps in the mountains on the eve of the season, said Russian national team coach Yegor Sorin.
Stepanova on Tuesday won the 10 km cross-country race at the Championship Heights competition in Malinovka (Arkhangelsk region). Previously, she was unable to call on the podium at the tournament. Second place was taken by Natalya Nepryaeva, who lost 24.6 seconds to Stepanova.
– Veronica ran on morale-willing, but collected her character – well done. In terms of movement, it was a bit different from what we expected, however, it was better than what was in the “classic”. Today I completed the task, but I would like its status to be different. You have to understand that the 10 km for Nepryaeva is not her favorite discipline. If the track was harder, they would run on one leg. Natasha also struggled today. But this does not detract from the merits of Veronica, ”reports the correspondent of , according to the words of Sorin.
– Previously, Veronica said that she dreamed of beating Nepryaeva.
— Veronica likes to climb the rampage. He likes to state his goal clearly, without fear of anything. It’s hard to say that and then complete the task. The pressure increases immediately, but she copes with it.
– She also said that in order to defeat Nepryaeva, you need to take risks. Was there a risk today?
– She talked about preparation, today there was no risk. We risked the fact that we were on top for a very long time. At that time we decided that we would not change anything about the preparation, but we would not repeat this in the future. We believed too much in Veronica’s abilities in November, but she’s not a terminator, so she has her limits, including in preparation. We went through the summer training much harder, which finally led to a result. But there is a measure for everything and somewhere you have to be more careful. It’s good that all the problems come this season, when there are no international starts. For the preparation for the main competition, Veronica can receive a C grade.
– If Veronica is not a terminator, then what kind of movie character is she?
I don’t know, better ask him. Maybe I’ll say it, and it’ll offend him.
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Source : MatchTV
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