Winner of the World and European Speed Skating Championships Evgenia Lalenkova announced the end of his sporting career.
The 33-year-old athlete won medals at the World and European Championships in both the individual distances and the team race.
“I started to make the decision to end my career last season. I got sick at one of the stages, but still “drove” to training. And at the time of my illness and all these situations, I realized that this was it.
I’ve been entertaining this idea all season. Even at the Russian Championships in Kemerovo she said this. Zhenya (Evgeniy Lalenkov, Lalenkova’s husband and coach) even said that you can’t do that, you can’t reach the starting line when you have already finished your career in your head. But there was nothing left to do, I convinced myself all season. With this decision, many perspectives open up, a completely different life begins, which is not limited to hotels and ice rinks.
I regret nothing. I don’t feel sad, but only until I watch the video of how I ran at international competitions. Every time I cry, I can’t look at him calmly,” Lalenkova said in an interview with .
Lalenkova said she would work in the Russian Skating Union.
“I’m starting to immerse myself in this work.” I’ve heard flattering reviews about my potential, I already have features assigned to me. This involves the collection of information from athletes and coaches about scholarships, prizes and awards. In addition, there will now be a digitalization of the process from the Ministry of Sports, I am doing it too,” she added.
Source : MatchTV
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