Natalia Vorobiev: 9th – my day, and Roman Vlasov – my talisman – Kommersant

Olympic champion and European champion in the weight category up to 69 kg Natalia Vorobiev, was twice winner of the World Championships on Wednesday finally won, and his first career World title, and with it the Olympic license in Rio. In his part of the tournament grid four fights in five she completed ahead of schedule. Here and in the fight for the gold 24-year-old athlete from St. Petersburg to pin Chinese girl Zhou Fen, stopping the timer in just 1 minute 14 seconds after the beginning of the meeting. His feelings on so well formed for her in Las Vegas the day NATALIA VOROBYEVA shared with the correspondent of “Kommersant” Valeria Mironova.

– Your first thought after so easy at first, narrow-minded view, victory?

– I thought that finally I managed to collect all the titles: the champion of Europe, peace and Olympic Games. Those who tried the taste of gold, never from him not refuse. Frankly, after the victory at the Olympic Games in London, the failure of the next two World Cups – in Budapest in 2013, where I won the silver medal, and in Tashkent, where a year ago, I won a bronze medal, affected me like a bucket of cold water. It was both ashamed and hurt. But I’m worried, probably for three days, and then went into the hall, which acts on me as a kind of purgatory, and worked with the idea that I have to prove to others and above all to itself, which is the top of the Olympic pedestal I climbed Still no accident.

– What match was for you here the most difficult?

– Quarterfinal with Swede Anna Fransson, which I won with a score of 7: 4 and then the semi-final, where I tushirovat world champion 2014 German woman Alyn Tochen. I was aware that after the Olympics made a lot of mistakes, so to speak, of life, so for the current championship train more moral. One way or another, but came to Las Vegas and updated with new forces. But before I do something I was missing: whether the desire, or motivation. But I continued to work. After a struggle for me – a favorite hobby. Yes, I’m doing exactly what he likes. Anyway, nothing better to do, I do not know yet. Well, except that the soup-borsch with pancakes I also get good.

– Do you like your medal? Many athletes are wondering about the quality of these products …

– more, but immediately clear: cheap. It looks like a trinket, which are rappers. In fact, just in the style of Las Vegas. In general, there is interesting, unusual situation, something in the style of the 90s, I think. The huge area casinos, which are located on the first floor all the local hotels so motley crowd from all over the world is going … But mostly, as we have seen here live fast and grandparents. We also coach decided to try to play. I make come true: if I win the championship, put 69 on the black. The number 69 symbolizes my weight class, this is understandable. And that is why in the black, to explain plainly can not.

– Why do before going out on the carpet, you shook hands with Roman Vlasov – also Olympic champion, won here gold in Greco -rimskoy fight?

– So coach told: go shake hands with the champion, it’s contagious! In London, Roma, too, before I won the gold, and we are with him in front of my speech talking. So now it is safe to say that Vlasov – my talisman. And 9th – my day. After I became Olympic champion on August 9 as the world champion – September 9.