russian skier Artem Maltsev on the air of “”, said that during the fourth stage of the men’s relay race at the “Champion Heights”, he was instructed not to overtake the Khanty-Mansiysk team, so that the olympic champion Sergei Ustyugov came out to start.
On Friday, the national team of the Tyumen region as part of Maltsev, Ivan Yakimushkin , Denis Spitsov And Evgenia Belova won the relay. Ustyugov played in the fourth stage for the Khanty-Mansiysk team, which could have been withdrawn due to a lap delay.
– We have a very strong team. Thanks guys for the fight. Everyone did their part as much as possible. Thanks to Alexey Chervotkin for working for our team in the first stage. Everything is well done! Spitsov swerved, I backed him up. In the second round, they told me not to catch up with the Khanty-Mansiysk team, so that Ustyugov went to his stadium. I didn’t overtake on purpose for Serega to race,” Maltsev said on .
Belov said it was very difficult for him from a distance due to a recent illness.
– I looked at the starting protocols the night before and the thought came to me that Denis was sick before the competition, and I ran the skiathlon sick. The thought flashed that the undefeated beaters were taken. At the most important stages, the two sickest athletes ran with us. Thank goodness the guys in Stage 1 and Stage 2 did all the work. I suffered a lot, it was hard for me, – said Belov.
On Saturday, the women’s marathon will be held in Champion Heights. Watch the live broadcast of the race on Saturday from 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
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