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The Russian athlete Alexander Tretiaikov one of the big skeleton that has not been given an official time of the race in time trials, a few days before the start of the Olympic race has issued important statements to the press.
Tuesday 11 February 2014 3 minutes reading time
"Right now, the lap times are not quite indicative. Example, I've used these workouts to test new paths looking for the ideal line. Know the track well, but thanks to these tests we realized that the ice has a higher temperature and therefore d'' now on the time will drop dramatically. "
Even the'' other Russian Sergei Chudinov agrees with the analysis of the'' teammate, "In the last trial and error on the scene the day after the race of the sled, we noticed small variations in track conditions. Tobogganists The in fact marked the ice with their trajectories and we skeleton now we have to take into account this thing since we perform different lines. Through these training sessions, we can adjust the conduct of the race and get ready'' s appointment on Friday. "
Satisfied the'' American Matthew Antoine in the tests on Monday has set the fastest time, "For now, everything is going very well. Sunday we pressed to understand why we were so slow and the changes made so far are proving us right . Finding the right set up on this track is quite complex since the weather is quite changeable and when the ice warms you need to find the structures that fit perfectly to this type of surface. because I do not want to sound too optimistic we had only the evidence but I feel really prepared. Obviously in the race I'll have as its objective the'' gold medal, I will try to do my best and we'll see what will come out. "
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