Cross-country skiing - World Cup Lahti 2017
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Word to the medalists of the sprint skating World Cup in Lahti.
Thursday 23 February 2017 6 minutes reading time
Federico Pellegrino: "Today I woke up early and I did the first workout, then went back to sleep from eleven to noon. I do not know how I did not sleep, I was a bit 'agitated, but I knew I might need to get some valuable energy extra in the race. i was calm because i knew that the bulk of the work had been done for months and because the results this season have been on the rise. i believe that even the 4th place in Sunday's sprint in Otepää has done its part, in as it did not give me the role of first favorite, taking off a little 'pressure. I also knew that today the ski component was critical with such a long descent before the finish line. in fact a lot of the credit goes to the technical material, because I had the fantastic skiing . in short, my legs were spinning and the skis went well. At that point I realized that I only had to stay covered and attack in the last 100 meters. in this sense, the experience has done his part, because I learned a lot over the my career and I just followed the opposition, and attack at the right time. I knew this was my chance this year, but maybe career. Because it was a bit 'of time that there were young to gnaw his ankles, while this winter came out Klaebo, which will surely become very strong, but today I was able to beat three times. There are still two races and we started really well because each team has really pulled out the maximum. "
Sergei Ustiugov: "I do not think you have to congratulate myself for this money, because I had to win them. This is what you were asking me all fans. My condition was good and I was convinced that he could win the final and even in the last hundred meters I have not lost hope of becoming world champion. I am very angry and frustrated, this money does not satisfy me at all. Anyway, I dedicate this medal to the six suspended guys (the reference is to the Russian cross-country skiers suspended by FIS following allegations contained in the report McLaren, ed) .For them today must be very tough. I hoped to the last that they could take part in this World Cup and when the CAS in Lausanne did not remove their suspension I felt a sense of anger that can not be described in words. I am very sad for them "
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo: "I'm not completely satisfied, I wanted to win gold. However getting a bronze in my first World Championship race is fantastic. I think it was wrong to let me overtake Pellegrino uphill, but it is a mistake which I think I can learn something. For today's okay and I hope to get so much more to this World Cup. "
Maiken Caspersen Falla: "The last few days have been very hard, I was also very nervous before today's race. I had to use a lot of energy already in the quarterfinals. So before the final I felt very tired and I think that the presence of the fans of my fan club has helped me to squeeze all my energy. I focused only on me and I started to push trying to make race head, following my preferred scheme I made the void, but I have not realized! The last corner I was convinced to have some opposition in the wake. I'm so happy and I feel a great sense of relief at having won this gold "
Jessie Diggins: "I have woken up and felt fine. Then I told myself that today could be my day. I'm very happy of this silver, because it is the best way to start the World Cup, especially considering how my medal expectations were concentrated on other races. "
Kikkan Randall: "After the last World Cup races I was not so confident. I had a difficult start to the season and I told myself to be patient. Today is a magical day for our team, with two medals and three athletes in the final. "
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