It can be said that in Malinovka and Planica two cross-country world championships are held in parallel, the bronze medalist of the 2013 World Cup told . Yevgeny Belov .
The world championship takes place from February 21 to March 5 in Planica, Slovenia. The Russians do not participate in the tournament by decision of the International Ski Federation (FIS). On these dates, Championship Heights competitions are held in the Arkhangelsk region, in which the best Russian skiers compete.
On Friday, the national team of the Tyumen region consisting of Belov, Artem Maltsev, Ivan Yakimushkin and Denis Spitsov won the relay race at the “Champion Heights” in Malinovka.
– In general, victory was expected of your team. How do you rate the relay?
– Well, yes, after the last race, all four athletes were in the top 10. Therefore, everyone’s preparation was good, we were favorites. In principle, it happened, except for my step, where I ran beyond my strength. But it was a good rehearsal for the Russian Championship in Tyumen, Belov told .
– Thank you guys for being rehabilitated for your scene?
“That’s why the relay exists. Everyone must run for each other. Rescue. They saved me today. Somehow, I helped them before (laughs). Now they are dragging me.
– What can you say about the competition at “Champion Heights”?
She is big here. Each race has a lot of intrigue. And for the first place, and for the next. This indicates a lot of competition, and it is of great interest to the public.
– Well, Bolshunov says that the real world championship is here. Justified?
– Well yes, we can say that now there are two world championships (laughs).
On Saturday, at the “Champion Heights” in the Arkhangelsk region, a women’s race will be held from a general start of 30 km. Watch the live broadcast starting at 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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