European biathlon champion Ekaterina Shumilova On , she admitted that during the relay race at the Sochi Games, her brain worked faster than her body.
Russia’s Shumilova, Yana Romanova, Olga Zaitseva and Olga Vilukhina won relay silver at the home Games in Sochi. After that, Vilukhina, Romanova and Zaitseva were found guilty of violating anti-doping rules. Subsequently, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) acquitted Vilukhina and Romanova, and the sanction imposed on Zaitseva remained in force, the Russian team was deprived of money.
“My vision became so clear that during the relay race I even saw the ball hit the target. And I saw how it closed. Later, analyzing everything and studying neuropsychology and the capabilities of the brain, I realized that at that moment I was in a state that everyone calls flow. Flow state, when your brain works faster than your body. And it’s like you’re seeing everything in slow motion. I was then told that I had never shot so fast in my life. And it seemed like I was pulling very slowly. So much so that I’m waiting for this plate to close.
When I called my mother, I cried. Her mother couldn’t be heard at all, because all the neighbors in the whole house were running towards her. There was such an extravagance of voices! Everyone congratulated. As a result, I simply said that I would bring home an Olympic medal (crying), Shumilova said in a special report by Dmitry Zanin “This is our medal” on .
Source : MatchTV
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