Alexander Bolshunov won the persecution race at the final stage of the Russian Cup in skiing in Kirovsk. His closest pursuer Savely Korostelev powerfully started and in the first 1.5 km reduced the lag to nine seconds, but due to a mistake when choosing skis, he could not hold the pace and lost 47 seconds at the finish. In turn, Natalya Terentyeva allowed Daria Nepryaeva only to get closer to herself, but did not miss the fourth victory in a row on the Bolshoi Woodyavr tour. Damage Terentyeva and a breakthrough of the beeings of the persecution in the framework of the final stage of the Russian Cup did not promise to become extremely exciting. Natalya Terentyeva was considered a clear favorite – and not only because she won nine individual races in a row. She went to the start with a 36-second advantage over the next competitor in the person of Daria Nepryeva’s sister and was clearly not going to miss him. They did not contribute to the exacerbation of the struggle and weather conditions. At the time of the start of the solo, thermometers in Kirovsk showed a plus temperature, wet snow was walking. All this worsened the condition of the track. And although it was uncomfortable to move along it to all athletes, it seemed to catch up with a more difficult task. Also on the topic, the king returned: Bolshunov and Terentyev was won by the third races in a row in a row as part of the Bolshaya Vudyavr tour, Alexander Bolshunov won the sprint race at the final stage of the Russian Cup in Kirovsk. In the finale … not to say that Nepryaeva did not try to get to her older sister. At the mark of 6.5 km, it was inferior to less than 32 seconds, and subsequently even managed to reduce the lag to 29.5. But there was still no talk of any battle for gold. Terentyeva expectedly did not leave any chance of the opponent and crossed the line in proud loneliness, and the last meters – almost on foot. The same can be said about Daria, whose medal no one claimed. But this does not mean that she was easy for her. “The race really turned out to be very tough, especially for Natasha and for me, because it was cutting in such difficult weather conditions. When you run with the group, it is much easier – and you go from the descent faster, and on the plain you change, work. Today I saw Natalia in the distance. And so the whole circle we walked with her smoothly. On the ascent, I played a little from her, on the plain she again returned the previous advantage. We had the scales of the scales … About the skis – I don’t know what Natasha was running to, I did not have time to ask. Today I ran on the Zero version. In principle, I liked how the skis worked, ”said the youngest of the sisters on the air of“ Match TV ”. If there was no struggle for the first two positions at all, then the battle for the third became extremely fierce. She worsened after it became known about the absence of Tatyana Sorina. The Olympic champion in the relay was declared under the fourth number, but starred due to the injury received in the final. And the largest dividends from this were removed by the third and fifth battle Anastasia Kuleshova and Daria Kaneva, respectively, and Olga Sergeeva. The sorely part of the Trio race went side by side, and the denouement came in the end. At first Kuleshov fell off, and already before entering the stadium, they left Kaneva. Sergeeva made a chic jet and won the second medal in individual discipline this season. Before that, she could boast only with silver in a five -kilometer cutting classic stroke. However, she was still not won in the nomination “Breakthrough of the Day”, but Alina Pekletsova. The athlete from the national team of the Vologda region went to the 20th highway, but took the sixth line, simultaneously playing more than 50 seconds of the gandicap. Surprisingly, she was not ahead of Alisa Zhambalova or Alena Baranov, but by the author of another sensation – Lidia Gorbunov, who played ten positions. “In the first circle she was able to approach this large group … At first she decided to sit a little, relax, made a breakup on a long climb. I thought that many would reach for me, but it turned out to leave. Only Lida Gorbunova, who remained there, remained there the whole second circle … I liked everything on skiing, fled at the Vaxi. At the warm -up I tried the ointment – it did not fit in such difficult weather at all. There was a poor sliding, constantly stuck, ”said Pekletsova. Blagodary, Alina took off to the sixth position in the overall standings of the large day of the Bolshoi Woodyavr tour, reducing the lag to Kaneva to ten seconds. He is headed by Terentyeva, ahead of Nepryaev by 29.6 seconds, Sergeyev by 71.2, and Kuleshov at 86.2. The universal attempt of Korostelov and the confidence of the big -way situation was in the pre -government of the male pasyut. Alexander Bolshunov, who won three victories on the Bolshoi Woodyavr tour, had a 24-second advantage over the closest pursuer-Savely Korostelev, while the rest were inferior much more. Within a minute, only Sergey Ardashev, which failed in sprint, started, after which a large group of skiers followed. Among them it was possible to find both Konstantin Tiunov and Alexander Terentyev, but he was seriously fighting for the catwalk for them an extremely difficult task. It is worth noting that Korostelev really tried to impose competition in Bolshunov. He immediately rushed forward and played 15 seconds in the first 1.5 km. But I could not work at this pace for a long time. While Savely himself slowed down, Alexander switched to a higher gear and literally flew away from the competitor. Something this reminded of his departure in yesterday’s sprint, when, after half the distance, he killed the intrigue. Already 6.5 km of more large buckets Korostelev, one and a half times more than at the start-36 seconds, and at the finish he increased the advantage of up to 47. Alexander won the fourth tours of the contract and again confirmed the status of the strongest Russian The skier is at the moment. While the “Baby’s face”, like Naryk Savely Olympic champion Alexander Perevkov, I only had to look for the reasons for the next defeat. “Today I decided to play the Va-Bank and my service-I fled to the ointment. They looked at the rollback: the circle is salted, the ointment clings, despite the rain, wet weather. From the descent, I initially rode faster. As a result, Zero worked better. At first, the ointment gave an advantage, but in the second round everything did not work out in my favor. It was my solution – the service was prepared by both Zero and the ointment. Five minutes before the start, he made a choice. I think I was mistaken, ”the 21-year-old athlete admitted. At that time, Korostlev expressed the opinion that he lost not only the pasy on this day. According to him, Fiasco in the persecution race may actually deprive him of a chance to compete with Bolshunov for victory in the tour. Savely’s fears can hardly be called groundless, because now he is inferior to Alexander as much as 47.6 seconds in the total standings. “Today I probably lost the tour. (You need to play in the skate cut) 25 seconds. Of course, I’ll try to pick up the advantage in the remaining two races. Today was a decisive, but at the same time a fleeting race. It was necessary to stay at least at the same distance from Sasha that I did not work out. We will fight further, ”Korostelev added. Also on the topic, the enchanting beginning: Terentyeva and Bolshunov won the cuts within the framework of the Bolshoi Woodyavr tour, Alexander Bolshunov won the cutting of 3.3 km free style as part of the eighth stage of the Russian Cup in Apatites, with … the senior coach of the Russian team in skiing Yuri Borodavko highly appreciated the performance of Bolshnov, but called him the imperfect In view of weather conditions. “The race has passed quite well, Alexander retains leadership. He did not rush from the start, blown up, and then turned on and added. However, weather conditions, the snow that is constantly going on a little interfered. I could not show my best seconds due to weather conditions. I think that before the peak of the form that he had, to the results that he can show, Alexander has not yet reached. There is still a certain stock. However, he is on the go, gradually gaining shape – this is undoubtedly, ”said Borodavko“ Match TV ”. As for the struggle for bronze, it did not work out either. The leading opponents for 25 seconds Ardashev did not slow down and, after half the distance, broke away from Tiunov and the company at 40 and only after it slowed down. He worked out the remaining segment at a calm pace and let him reduce the rivals almost double the lag, did not miss the bronze. Like the third position in the overall standings (+ 1: 40.6). Behind him are Alexander Bakurov (+ 1: 50.6) and Ilya Semikov (+ 1: 57.1). “A heavy race, the track is soft. By clutch, everything was fine, good, but a strong wind. I went to the finish line – I wanted to switch to a variable move. Everyone guessed (with skis), thank you very much to the service … I have almost the same situation (like Korostelev’s). He began actively, the second circle turned out to be not as good as we would like. The guys caught up with the back. It is clear that they are easier, they started in the group … It turned out not what expected. I thought I would go through this distance, ”said Ardashev.
