Beijing, February 6, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov after winning the skiathlon at the Beijing Olympics admitted that the last lap ran with tears in his eyes. Bolshunov won the skiathlon on Sunday, another Russian Denis Spitsov took second place, Finn Iivo Niskanen finished third. «These are unreal emotions. I really ran the last lap, and I was in tears. I won at the right moment and at the right time. I took away what all the athletes of the world have been training for years and trying to reach their peak here. Many thanks to Beijing and China. Today's result was the prerequisite for the Tour de Ski». There was nowhere to go lower, I understood that there was only one way — to climb the step up. There was confidence that I could win, although 3-4 days ago I did interval work. When I accelerated, I cried, because that my speed was similar to the training one,” Bolshunov told reporters. The Russian also appreciated how easily he managed to run away from everyone at a distance. “(Team head coach Yuri) Borodavko at first did not understand what was happening, but believed that the work had been done, and everything should work out . He said yesterday that everything will be fine. It looked easy as I ran away. But you don't just become an Olympic champion. Especially considering what I've been through. I can not say anything about the Norwegians and their backlog. Is this my track? I don't know, it's just a very difficult track. I am glad that she is like this at the Olympics, and not at the World Cup,» Bolshunov added.
