Olympic medalist in speed skating Daniel Aldoshkine told that he was hoping for a pleasant surprise from Chelyabinsk ice makers for the Spartakiad of the Strongest.
Aldoshkin won the Russian Cup stage of the classic all-around in Chelyabinsk. In February, the same Ural Lightning rink will host the Spartakiad of the Strongest speed skating tournament.
— I was pleased with the distance of 10 km, it went well both according to the calendar and in terms of tactical competition – we ran with Ruslan Zakharov. It was a very enjoyable race, a close competition, and we finally managed to feel and grasp the technical elements. I will try to maintain these feelings for the Russian Championship in Irkutsk. So, among the four distances, I would distinguish the “ten”, even if the “five” also went more or less according to the schedule. The truck didn’t perform as well as I would have liked, hopefully I can improve it for the rest of the season.
— How is the ice in Chelyabinsk?
– No supernatural fast ice cream. On average, as in all Russian ice rinks, if there is no international start, very good ice is not poured here, this is due to the financial situation, good ice requires chemistry. Here the ice cream was good, ordinary and, as far as I know, the iron walls that released the cold were removed, so the ice cream became softer. This adds charm to the ice cream. I don’t know if it affected the result or not, but the warmer it is at the rink, the nicer it is for the athletes.
But we still have to try to improve the ice. In Salt Lake and Heerenveen, even if the ice cream is good, no one stops there. I wish the ice cream makers of Chelyabinsk, who did an excellent job, to try to surprise us with ice cream of pleasant Spartakiad quality, we will be very happy if the ice cream is of the highest class, which will help us to post high seconds, because that’s what everyone is working on,” Aldoshkin told .
Source : MatchTV
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