President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Guliaev said in an interview with that he did not understand the discussions about motivation problems due to the lack of international competitions.
The Russian speed skating championship ended on Wednesday in Irkutsk.
— Let’s get back to the results. How to solve the motivation problem? What advice can you give to athletes?
– I already talked about it. I don’t understand what it’s like to lack motivation when you’re doing what you love at a high level. In this case, after the starting gun signal, all these thoughts must be turned off, you must run and show everything that you are capable of. I would advise you to focus on working harder and not look for a problem in lack of motivation; in general, you need to stop looking for reasons somewhere outside, ”Gulyaev told .
According to Gulyaev, the results of the Russian Championship are significantly lower than those shown by skaters of other teams during the international season.
— Of course, we see that the results are lower than the seconds that speed skaters from other countries show at the world level. Of course, we do not compare directly, but based on rinks and riders. But it turns out that even the result of Dasha Kachanova, who was very satisfied, is now seventh or eighth in the world. And I’m not even talking about the seconds posted by our stayers, nor the seconds posted in the men’s 1,000m races. We are very far from it. <…>
Returning to Kachanova, I would like to note that Dasha shows incredible motivation and desire to show results. She is so motivated to fight that I am sure her results will only increase. Additionally, she has returned from injury and continues to work at full capacity. She’s a good example, as is our short track, where they fight like it’s the last time. According to experts, if a miracle happened with the admission, several of our short track guys would end up in the A final at the world level. It’s a great chance to get on the podium. There, with the naked eye, you can see how eager they are to fight,” Gulyaev added.
Source : MatchTV
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