Biathlete Anton Babikov on , he commented on his performance at the sprint of the Alfa-Bank Russian Summer Championship in Tyumen, noting that his condition did not allow him to compete for victory.
Babikov, who avoided any misses on two shooting ranges, took third place, 21.1 seconds behind winner Peter Pashchenko (0 misses). Olympic medalist Eduard Latypov took second place (1 miss, +2.3 seconds).
— It is difficult to give a score of five to the result. He made the shot with five points and did not delay a single shot. My health was not ideal, although I expected the worst. Thanks to the service team of the Russian national team, the skaters rode well (laughs).
I saw how quickly Latypov and Pashchenko developed. Entering the last lap, when I heard that Paschenko was 12 seconds behind and Edik was five seconds behind, I realized that I could reach the finish line like a cruiser, but that I would not would not be able to show good speed. I didn’t expect high speed; sprinting is always a difficult race for me. It’s good. Top speed – I think 75 km/h.
Victory for Paschenko? No surprise, they made predictions (at the Commonwealth Cup stadium) in Sochi, I said that Povarnitsyn, Smolsky and Pashchenko would be in the top three. He guessed the first two, but Paschenko made a mistake and therefore did not enter the winners. We knew Peter had good speed and always looked great on roller skates. “I faced the shooting, so there was nothing unexpected,” Babikov said on .
Later on Saturday, a women’s sprint race on roller skis will take place in Tyumen, broadcast on the channel at 11:35 Moscow time. The competitions are also available live on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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