BEIJING, February 13, Sergey Yaremenko. Russian speed skater Angelina Golikova, who won the bronze medal in the 500 meters, said that she would have had a chance at gold if she was in the same race as the American Erin Jackson, who became the Olympic champion. Golikova won a bronze medal in the 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. American Erin Jackson became the champion (37.04 seconds). Japan's Miho Takagi came second (+0.08). Golikova lost 0.17 seconds to the winner. «I gave everything for this start. If I ran with Erin Jackson, I could control her at the finish line and compete for gold, but that is what it is. I am glad that today I have a medal. I wanted to bring the highest medal for my team. I knew that I could, that the chances were great. Before today, there were a lot of emotions that you had to keep in your fist all the time so that you would not be rattled, so that you could focus on the start. When everything is over, you feel relaxed, » — Golikova told reporters. «The girls are strong, I understood that there would be a minimum gap between us. We all started on the inside track. Maybe this is my female logic, but it seems to me that if you start small, then you work on your own. You there is no back to turn on or sit behind it, to catch the aerodynamic bag. Everyone was on an equal footing. Before the start, I understood: there is no need to be afraid, we must go towards our fate, «added Golikova.
