Kristina Reztsova said that a message from fans on social networks helped her cope with difficulties during a career break

Double Olympic medalist in biathlon Christina Reztsova told that a fan post on social media helped her cope with difficult times during a career break due to the birth of a child.

Reztsova gave birth to her second child in March and on Saturday the 27-year-old athlete started the sprint at the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship.

— On the track, I heard that you paid Irina Kazakevich several compliments.

“All we do is exchange compliments with everyone.” I tell you, I miss them.

— You called Kazakevich a machine, is she a favorite? Are you still unable to compete with her now?

– I won’t say that. What does “I can’t do it” mean? I can do it. But Irinka is strong, I can underestimate my opponents, but I really look at things. She will be one of the leaders, as she was in Sochi during the Commonwealth Cup. Besides her, there are a dozen others we have to fight with. First of all, I have to fight with myself. I haven’t raced with them for a year now, I have no idea how I look compared to them. I will only work with myself.

— Do you have anything to say to the fans after the break?

— Fans are generally in love. There was a pretty difficult period when I really wanted to train, but I couldn’t, I got sick. I had already given up to a certain extent, and then they passed on the job to me. Even though I don’t race, I’ve found that I’m still a fan favorite. It gave me such a rush of emotions. Not running tires you mentally. And the fact that they don’t forget or miss me is very nice. “I will make you happy,” Reztsova said on .

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