SYKTYVKAR, Mar 26, Sergey Fuks. Olympic champion Natalia Nepryaeva said that I tried not to be a hero at the start of the Russian cross-country skiing championship. The tournament started on Saturday in Syktyvkar. Nepryaeva won the sprint race, second place was taken by Anastasia Faleeva, and Anna Grukhvina was third.
" rested between races, all skated. And there the final was given to me very hard. I realized that there needs to be more tactical approach. I tried to control everything, but this is a sprint, a matter of chance. Here you can go behind and control everything, and then someone in front of you will fall into the rubble, and that’s it, you won’t return to this crowd (laughs)", Nepryaeva told reporters.
«Support really gives emotions and even motivates. I have such sincere emotions! I want to run all the races, because with such support I get more emotions than I spend energy, in fact. Even during the warm-up you go, and the stands are always screaming. It's so nice, » she added. The Russian Championship in Syktyvkar will end on April 3rd.