President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Guliaev told that the organization will make recommendations on the preparation of the Kuzbass Palace in Kemerovo for the competition, but regardless of the level of preparation of the arena, he is concerned about the overall level of results at the Russian Championship In all areas. around.
The Russian all-around championship ended on Sunday in Kemerovo. Athletes described the ice as heavy.
— We didn’t expect ultra-fast seconds from the leaders, another fact is annoying: the overall level of results for both men and women makes them think twice about the sprint and the all-around. It takes more than 7 minutes to run 5000 m, and it’s the Russian championship! Yes, of course, we did not see either Pavel Kulizhnikov or Daniil Aldoshkin, who fell ill. The reason for the absence of Sergei Trofimov and Pavel Kulizhnikov is still not clear to me. Let’s wait and see what the results will be at the Spartakiad. True, the “Ural Lightning” does not particularly shine on the fast ice either. However, this was no obstacle for Mr. Sven Kramer, who set a skating record there.
— The athletes said that the ice was hard, and it was even said that it was no longer worth holding the Russian championship in this arena.
— We agreed with the management and with the supervising deputy governor, together with the Minister of Sports (Kuzbass Sergei) Myaus, that we will make our recommendations on technical nuances, so we will try to improve the process of preparing ice and of the arena as a whole for competitions. I can’t say that all the rinks in the world are super fast, there are all kinds. Whatever competitions are organized, run in them, here the medals of the Russian Championship are played out and it is decided who is the fastest. Even if there was super fast ice, I’m sure they wouldn’t have shown fast (close) seconds to what the world leaders are currently showing, with the exception of the men’s sprinters, who showed decent results.
As for the preparation of the arena, it is a relatively new rink and will be improved. At one point we also noticed that other events were taking place at the rink a few days before the competition, but on the day of the skating everything was at the right level. Here, too, everything was in order on the day of filming, and I saw it with my own eyes, ”Gulyaev told .
Source : MatchTV
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