Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov after winning the time trial at the Russian championships, he said that the weather conditions greatly interfered with the work of the skis on the course.
Bolshunov covered 15 km in 34 minutes 51.1 seconds. Second place went to Anton Timashov (+12.8 seconds), third place went to Alexei Chervotkin (+27.9 seconds).
– I won, everything is fine. Emotions are great.
– Chervotkin said that you complained about the skis …
– I understand that everyone is like that. We spoke with Lekha (Chervotkin), he has the same thing. With each circle, all skis got worse.
– How much did that bother you?
– I won, endured, endured, but it was dangerous. I understood that the skis rise, it’s good that everyone is on an equal footing.
– It turns out that the work of the skis changed just during the race?
— Yes, it’s a little warmer, we tested it before the race, when the temperature was -1, during the race it was already +1. A small fluctuation also plays a role.
Did the fresh snow also bother?
– If it wasn’t for him, the skis would have worked well and the fresh snow would have intervened.
– What are the tasks for the next departures?
– Everything is in the course of the races, there are three races left, you have to run a little, then rest.
– Will you go to the 70 km mass start?
I don’t know, probably not. I wanted to, but I’m invited to other events.
“Despite the difficulties, it seemed like you were in control today…
Yes, I checked. In the end, I had to add, suffer a little.
– When you were on the first climb, did you not see that Ustyugov was holding you?
– I knew he intended to run the first lap quickly and continue to work with me. There it was necessary to endure the second or third lap, but it was a difficult race, – the correspondent of reports Bolshunov’s words.
shows Alfa-Bank Russian Ski Championship (March 18-26, Tyumen region). Watch live broadcasts of the tournament on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. Watch the women’s team sprint on Wednesday at 8:40 a.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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