Olympic silver medalist in biathlon Anton Smolski said that he deliberately did not prepare for the starts of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Sochi.
On Sunday, Smolsky won the race from the overall start on roller skis in the first stage of the Commonwealth Cup. The second was the Russian Eduard Latypov. In total, six Belarusian biathletes are in the top 10.
— My partners had to show up in the sprint. We had a very good preparation period, for us these competitions are an opportunity to have fun and to rest from the existing workload. We did not prepare deliberately for Sochi, perhaps this can explain the success – with each start they acquired better form. Then we will have a hard shock week, then the Belarusian Championship and a short rest.
—Aren’t you going to Tyumen?
– No Unfortunately. We have our own departures on these dates, they have priority.
— Weren’t you afraid that Latypov would catch up on the last lap?
– It’s like a bad dream. Every time I go out and think: “Edik, why do you need this?” And every time I wonder where he gets so much strength from. Entering the last lap, I realized that I had to cover the distance tactically to keep the reserve going until the finish. Otherwise, Eduard could simply eat me, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Smolsky’s words.
Later on Sunday, will broadcast the women’s mass start live, starting at 1:35 p.m. The show will also be available on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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