Kryanin – about Terentyev’s victory in the sprint: Russia should be proud that there are such guys
Kryanin – about Terentyev’s victory in the sprint: Russia should be proud that there are such guys
Vice-President of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation, head coach of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug national skiing team, World Cup medalist Sergey Kryanin commented on the victory Alexandra Terentyeva in the classic sprint at the first stage of the World Cup in Ruka (Finland).
“Terentyev proved that he is the best sprinter. The classic is his crown. This year, Alexander made a very big step forward, especially in his physical fitness. I think he has prospects to show good results in the future. The main thing is that Terentyev proved that we have a good sprinter in our country who can show very good speed uphill and work well at the finish – this is the main indicator. Alexander is a young guy with everything ahead. Russia should be proud that we have such guys.
Speaking of Ustyugov, the classic sprint is not his forte, he is still more of a skater. He walked well to a certain circle, then he was almost unlucky. Perhaps Ustyugov miscalculated his tactics a little. Now only the beginning of the season, you need to watch the next races, how he will show himself at a distance. I think the result is not bad in order to start the season.
We all know that Bolshunov underwent surgery. I admit that while he did not have enough time to prepare for this starts, but this is coming. Alexander needs to prepare, get in shape, he has enough time. The most important thing is to get right to the main start, the Olympic Games. Bolshunov is a fine fellow that he even went to these competitions. The first start is not an indicator.
Do the Zealous have a chance to make it to the Olympics? It depends on Gleb: how he will tune, prepare, what results he will show. There are always chances, there will be many more starts, there will be sprints where there will be an opportunity to show oneself. Everyone is on an equal footing. Russia has a large bench that will make its way to the Olympic team. We have established leaders. Yes, they entered the season a little unsuccessfully, but now the season has just begun. We have someone to support these leaders: the young guys are showing good results, we have a margin of safety, “Kryanin said in an interview with Championship correspondent Valentina Sivkovich.
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