Biathlete Victoria Slivko told that after arriving in Ufa, she immediately underwent a long ski training session, because in Tyumen she could not go out due to severe frosts.
The first races of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup stage in the capital of Bashkortostan will take place on Friday, December 15. The Russian Cup stage in Tyumen was canceled last week due to severe frosts. On Wednesday, the thermometer in Ufa fell to minus 29 degrees Celsius.
— On Tuesday, you had a very long training session in not very hot weather.
– Yes, it’s true, I did quite a long training session. I managed to insulate myself so I didn’t freeze. I skated through the entire training session, completing all the tasks. When the frosts came to Tyumen, I had never gone out or skied. According to forecasts, it should soon be warmer in Ufa, which I am very happy about: the races will take place in normal weather.
— Don’t you miss biathlon because of the canceled stage?
— We understand the cancellations, because this is not the first time that competitions have not taken place due to frost: last year this happened in Khanty and Uvat. It’s our health, so it’s good that all the organizers and judges understand this and don’t want to freeze us out. In fact, running in the cold leaves a strong imprint on our health,” Slivko told .
The second stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup will begin on Friday. Watch the live broadcast of the men’s sprint on the channel, starting at 8:35 (Moscow time), the broadcast of the women’s race is scheduled for 11:40 (Moscow time). You can also follow the progress of the competition on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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