State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev said on December 5 that the victory of the Russian women’s team in the relay at the World Cup in Lillehammer is very important.
“Congratulations to our girls! A very important victory. The relay is the queen of skiing. This is very important for the team spirit in the team. I believe this is an important victory for our entire winter Olympic team. Getting strong emotional support is also expensive before the Olympics. Our rivals will be shaken after such a success. This is a very important psychological moment, ”he told Sport-Express.
In turn, the former senior coach of the women’s national cross-country skiing team Danil Akimov, in an interview with Sport Express, called the victory of the Russians unexpected. However, according to him, “it is pleasant that the new team, new people have achieved such success.”
Russian skiers Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova won the 4×5 km relay at the World Cup earlier on Sunday. The athletes covered the distance in 54 minutes 40.6 seconds. The Swedish team took the second place, the Norwegians came third.
Earlier on Sunday, the Norwegian cross-country ski team won the men’s 4×7.5 km relay at the home World Cup stage. The Russian team took the second place.
The next stage of the World Cup will be held from December 11 to 12 in Switzerland.
Source: IZ
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