WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Women’s relay completed a comfortable win in Norway. Russians – only the seventh
Vladimir Ivanov of Falun
“And Teresa Yohaug already on skis” – voice of the Russian national team manager George Charkovsky in all Russian ratsiyah broadcasting in Falun. The time was about nine in the morning. The next morning after a disastrous race for the Norwegians with separate start for 10 km. Since the completion of the hardest race in less than 20 hours. Rather than complain about the Swedish weather, their servismenov or give your body a rest before the relay, 26-year-old Olympic champion went to work on the bugs.
Yohaug was in a rage of 27 space occupied by it in the cutting, but, the assurance of the Norwegian colleagues, after only a couple of hours threw all the negative emotions out of my head. Just as Marit Bjoergen and most of the leaders, losers on Tuesday. This is the psychological stability, in my opinion, is not enough now to Russian athletes.
Today. Falun. Teresa Yohaug. Photo AFP
Our girls this season practiced very much. But despite this, are still deprived of critical success factors – faith in yourself. Norwegians, Swede, American and even Japanese women feel the same mixed zone is very comfortable. Easygoing, happy positive points are divided unsuccessful. Our same like stepping through a minefield. And if you hear his name – freeze in fear.
On a smile or a self-irony of the question – entirely pain, fatigue and dissatisfaction. And it go and explain what the World Cup – it is a holiday. Our girls are initially prepared for defeat and, of course, get it. May not yet change their attitude to what is happening, nothing in the global sense, will not change. And glimpses, like two medals in Val di Fiemme 2013, and will be very rare, if not the single.
Anastasia Dotsenko won the first stage of the relay with the advantage over rivals in 10 seconds. This dream had a former president Vladimir Loginov FLGR. In reality, the Russian has finished fourth, 18.8 seconds behind the leader and 6 – from the third position of Swedish women. Not bad at all.
– did everything he could – Anastasia said after the finish. – The task was not to let the leaders, and ideally – to come with them to the finish line together. Little did not happen. Painfully rival tuned up the pace on the second lap. But given the fact that the distance of the race I almost do not run, I think his speech normal. Yes, and I was put in a relay race for the first time. I hope the coaching staff continue to continue to trust me. And I’ll try not to fail.
Today. Falun. Finish Marit Bjoergen. Photo AFP
The hosts competitions prepared a surprise by giving the second stage at the mercy of the team leader Charlotte Kalla. The head coach of the Swedish national team Rickard Grip motivated this far to let the fear of Norwegians, who at this point in “The Hammer” Teresa Yohaug. Bet on Kallu justified. Within a 1.5 km it has reduced the gap from the rivals to 9.5 seconds, and has a half – to five. At the equator, the balance of the race was as follows: first – Norway, 1.6 – Sweden, 16 – Finland. Alevtina Tanygina with his step is not right: the sixth and 1.44 from the leaders – clearly not the result that expected of her.
– Nothing I did not succeed, – breathed debutante world championships. – The form is not that. The peak was in front of Falun. But I still tuned to fight. Although, I confess, when I saw the night before the relay that to me on the stage run Calla, Yohaug and Kowalczyk, horrified, and even a little upset. The first pancake turned out lumpy. The most offensive that summed up the team. I did not have functional training for the whole season. Gunpowder ended. Now you need to turn out the base, so that I could consistently perform well throughout the season, not to shoot on separate competitions.
The first step skating Norwegian Astrid Jacobsen beginning to deal with Swede Maria Ridkvist. His “five” Astrid has completed 17.8 opponentki before that on top of that overtook the Finn Riitta-Liisa Roponen. Natalia Zhukova passed forward team in Germany and sent Julius Chekaleva the final stage in 2.21,6 from the leader.
– Today, I did not realized – sadly admitted Zhukov. – Somehow, with each race is getting worse and worse. You need to have at least cling to the Germans and Americans. For this World Cup set myself “three”. I do not know the reason. Maybe not moved away from the January collection.
Today. Falun. Team Norway – winner of the relay. Photo AFP
Finisher Norwegians, as expected, was Marit Bjoergen. Despite the disastrous fifth place in the Olympic Sochi, Norway exhibited exactly the same composition as that of a year ago. And the girls rehabilitated by 100 percent! Børge with a smile on his face and a flag in his hands crossed the finish line, enthralled thousands of compatriots in the stands. Thus they not only enjoyed another victory to his team, but also the long-awaited 14th gold medal at the world championships Børge. Now, according to this indicator, it caught up with Elena Vyalbe. Ahead of the 34-year-old athletes – marathon, and it is possible that after it is already an absolute record holder.
As for the torch relay, the second effort Stina Nilsson pulled Swede. Julia Chekaleva – seventh.
– I wanted to catch up in front, but when I saw no one even through the loop, I realized that this is unrealistic – shared Chekaleva. – Struggled today only with the wind.
World Cup. Women. 4×5 km relay race. 1. Norway (Weng, Yohaug, Jacobsen, Børge) – 49.04,7. 2. Sweden (Blekur, Calla, Ridkvist, Nilsson) – 29.2. 3. Finland (Saarinen, Niskanen, Roponen, Parmakoski) – 30.8 … 7. RUSSIA (Dotsenko, Tanygina, Zhukov Chekaleva) – 2.39,7.
PHOTOS: Norwegian won the relay at the World Cup
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