SYKTYVKAR, March 30, Sergey Fuks. Skier Natalia Nepryaeva jokingly replied to a question about the secret of her success. On Wednesday, Nepryaeva won the team sprint at the Russian Championship taking place in Syktyvkar. The Beijing Olympic champion won the fourth race in a row at the Russian Championship.
"Yes, I sleep normally, like everyone else. Do not know. I sleep a lot, I eat a lot (laughs). Remaining races? Everything will depend on how you feel, but I plan to run everything,” Nepryaeva told reporters. – Cool mood, I understood that we have a good team. I would even say — good (laughs). We had every chance to fight for the first place, and I'm glad that we succeeded. This is great. I just expected to run away on the last climb, and I did it".
Svetlana Nikolaeva became the champion in the team sprint in a duet with Nepryaeva. I tuned in, everything was calm. My main task was to sit out in the “head” in order to compete for really prize-winning places. We succeeded, thanks to Natalya for the excellent work. I also want to thank the servicemen, the skis worked out excellently in general, «said Nikolaeva.