Stupak: it's a sin to show off after bronze in the team sprint at the Olympics

Beijing, Feb 16, Sergey Fuchs. Russian skiers can be satisfied with Olympic bronze games in Beijing in the team sprint, given their results in past major tournaments, Yulia Stupak told reporters. On Wednesday, Stupak and Natalya Nepryaeva became third in the race. The victory was won by the Germans Katarina Hennig and Victoria Karl with a result of 22 minutes 9.85 seconds. The silver medalists were Sweden's Maya Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling (+0.17 seconds). The Russians lost 0.71 seconds to the winners. «This is a good bronze. Of course, we wanted to leave here as two-time Olympic champions, but it's a sin to show off after two fourth places at the world championships. We are glad that we have medals today. The Olympics are over for me. I'm happy. These medals cover the entire season, which was the most difficult in my entire career. I became the champion of the Olympics. How could I dream of something more? — Stupak said. «After the relay, I realized that everything is real here, everything is possible. It is always encouraging. I just let go of the situation with my condition and well-being. I understood that today there would be such a final, such a top 3, which few people could possibly expected. Because this is the Olympics,» the athlete said.