Biathlete Natalia Shevchenko on , she admitted that she promised her husband to win the sprint race at the stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Izhevsk.
Shevchenko avoided mistakes on Saturday in two shooting stages, clocked 24 minutes 55.2 seconds and took first place in the sprint. Anastasia Egorova became second (0 misses, lag – 10.3 seconds), Anastasia Batmanova (0; +20.0) closed the top three.
– Do you believe it?
– Yes of course. With two zeros, being further than three is a bad result. The last lap I worked to my maximum, the main thing was not to fall. Yesterday husband [бывший биатлонист Алексей Шевченко] I whined all night that I wasn’t in the top 3. [в индивидуальной гонке]so she promised to win the sprint.
I was careful on the descents: there were big snowdrifts, there was a risk of tripping. Everyone walked carefully. Longer than average shot. Stuck on the last two shots [лежа]and stood up and took aim.
I hope you have some strength left for Sunday’s race, but you still have to keep the yellow jersey,” Shevchenko said on .
On Sunday, as part of the Russian Cup, mass starts for men and women will take place. Watch live broadcasts on the channel at 9:35 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. respectively.
Source : MatchTV
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