Russian skier Natalya Nepryaeva has achieved excellent physical shape, but she can do much more. This was announced on January 1 by the senior coach of the Russian national ski team Yuri Borodavko.
Thus, he commented on the victory of the Nepryaeva sprint in the classic style at the second stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf, Germany. The second place was taken by the Swede Johanna Hagstrem, and the top three was closed by the athlete from Finland Joanna Matintalo.
“She is a great fellow, I congratulate her! This is Natasha’s second medal here. The sprint track suits her very well. Nepryaeva has reached excellent physical shape! The main thing is not to lose it before the Olympics, which will be in a month, ”Borodavko said in an interview with the newspaper“Sport-Express“.
At the same time, he assured that Nepryaeva is in excellent shape, but her current performance is not the maximum. The senior coach of the Russian national skiing team emphasized that the athlete can do much more.
On December 29, Nepryaeva took third place in the classic 10 km time trial in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, where the Tour de Ski stage took place. The Russian won the bronze, the Swedish Ebba Andersson won the silver. Finnish Kerttu Niskanen became the winner of the race.
Also during this stage among men, Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov finished second (+19.3) in the classic 15 km time trial.
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