“Skier Kuleshova is in good shape, she could compete with Nepryaeva” – Legkov

Anastasia Kuleshova who won the mass start at the Russian Ski Championships, is fit, she could compete with Natalya Nepryaeva said the Olympic champion “” Alexander Legkov .

On Saturday, the women’s part of the Russian cross-country championship ended with a 30 km mass start. Kuleshova won. Nepryaeva in Tyumen took first place in the sprint and skiathlon, missed the next race due to illness.

– Everyone who was originally counted on entered the prizes, in the top 10. But there were severe weather conditions, very hot. Plus a coniferous forest, lots of needles, a dirty track. The track is perfectly prepared, but the weather has made its own adjustments. For the athletes, the race was a challenge, a serious test.

– Kuleshova dealt with Istomina so easily in the end. Do you agree?

– Not so easy, but Kuleshova is in good shape. Nastya can travel great distances, and in general she behaves well in the season. Nepryaeva was not in the last races. Nastya could compete with Nepryaeva, although it is not so easy to beat her, of course. At the end of today’s race, she retained a little more strength, took off and broke away. Maria Istomina could do nothing. Both guys, they showed a good fight,” Legkov told .

“” shows the Alfa-Bank Russian championship in cross-country skiing. Watch the live broadcast of the men’s mass start on Sunday on the federal channel “” and the channel “Match! Arena”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The broadcast starts at 8:40 a.m. Moscow.

Source : MatchTV

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