Pyeongchang, February 25 - RIA Novosti, Sergey Smyshlyaev. Russian national team cross-country skiing did not win gold at, but leaves Pyeongchang with eight medals.
Before the start of the Olympic tournament in Pyeongchang, hardly anyone could even dream of such a result. Considering the fact that in South Korea By decision of the IOC, a number of team leaders, including Sergei Ustyugov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Alexander Legkov, Natalia Matveeva and Yulia Chekaleva, did not come to wait for a medal placer from national team it was difficult.
“I thought that I could compete for higher places, because I was walking closer, but there is something to work on. My health was quite good. But everything was somehow jerky: some part was heavy for me, and some sometimes it was easier, somewhere it seemed to me that the rivals were quieter," Nepryaeva told reporters. "At some part of the distance I ran easier, some went harder. I have no disappointment in eighth place, this is a satisfactory result. But I think what could be higher.
The men's skiathlon did not start in the most pleasant way for the Russians: already at the first meters of the distance, they got into the blockage together with the Norwegian Simen Hegstad Kruger. And if the latter could not return to the fight, then Spitsov showed real fighting qualities. At the same time, he stopped a step away from the podium, which was occupied by the Norwegians: Kruger, and Hans Christer Holund.
“To be honest, I didn’t understand myself (what happened at the start). Kruger fell, Andrey Larkov followed him, we followed each other, and I didn’t have time to react. "It's good that the pace was average. It's good that we managed to close this gap. It was not so hard psychologically. On the third lap I lost contact, saw that the group was moving away, and thought that the outcome of the race was decided, but still fought to the last," Spitsov told reporters.
Bronze Double
According to the results of the skiathlon, it was clear that Belorukova, to put it mildly, was dissatisfied with her result, and this sports anger helped her a lot in the subsequent sprint in the classical style. The Russian woman, in the company of her compatriot Nepryaeva, reached the final, where she lost only to the Swede and Norwegian Maiken Kaspersen Falle. Thus, Belorukova, having recovered from serious health problems, began the medal march of Russian skiers in Pyeongchang.
“There is a feeling of absolute happiness. There is no regret that the medal could have been different, there is not and cannot be. I went through a lot for this medal. I don’t want to say it again. Today I knew that there would be a medal. There were sensations. That year (at the World Championships) in Lahti, I also knew from the very morning that there would be a medal," Belorukova told reporters.
In the men's sprint, her initiatives were supported by Alexander Bolshunov, whose participation in this race was not originally planned due to a recent illness. But in the end, the future hero of the Games changed tickets and flew to South Korea ahead of schedule, starting the sprint and winning bronze in it.
“The temperature was almost forty, bed rest for ten days, a week in the hospital,” Bolshunov said after the final in Pyeongchang. “I lost a lot of weight, lost three or four kilograms. It was really bad. The decision (to go to Pyeongchang) was made in four days before the sprint. I watched the skiathlon back in Seefeld, in Austria. And with the coach we decided at dinner that the medals are not lying on the road. And either I go and fight, start with the sprint, or I don’t go to these competitions at all. "
Spitsov's breakthrough
In the women's 10 km freestyle race, three Russian skiers finished in the top twenty: Anastasia Sedova showed the 8th result, became 10th, and Alisa Zhambalova finished 17th. In the men's 15 km race, Spitsov took revenge for the insulting fourth place in the skiathlon, taking bronze in the discipline that was never considered crown for the Russians.
"I dedicated my fourth place to my father. But fourth place is not a medal, and now I can dedicate this one to him bronze medal. Thank him for bringing me to skiing, for instilling a love for skiing. I am very grateful to him for this. I think it would be fair to dedicate this medal to my father. The secret to skiing success? It was not in vain that Serega () said: "They beat us, but we fly!" The more difficult the conditions, the better we perform," Spitsov told reporters.
Next in the program Olympic Games there were relay races, and in both of them skiers from Russia climbed to the podium. First, the women's team took another bronze, letting Norwegians and Swedes go ahead, and then the men won silver, losing only to the Norwegian team.
“Of course, there is a sense of satisfaction, because each of us today tuned in to this medal,” Nepryaeva said. “And we understood that everything is real, that we can fight on equal terms with everyone. I am extremely happy, this is my first award at the world adult arena, and I hope that this is just the beginning. If they told me that year that I would have an Olympic medal, I would not have believed it (smiles)."
The men's team, in fact, could fight for the gold, but the stage was not played in the most successful way by joining the team two days earlier. Like Bolshunov, he was in the hospital in January, but, unlike his teammate, he did not have time to fully recover.
“All the same, there is a sediment,” Chervotkin told reporters after the medal was awarded. “This race will most likely gnaw at me for a very long time, I will remember for a long time anyway. Illness is not an excuse, I was sick or not sick, many have such situations. Alexander () came out of it as a winner in practice. It’s nice to get a medal, it’s for life, and no one will take it away. "
Not stopping there
On February 21, in Pyeongchang, medals were played in the team sprint. Nepryaeva and Belorukova this time could not realize their potential, becoming only ninth, but Bolshunov and Spitsov did not plan to stop there, putting one more silver in the team's piggy bank. Unfortunately, the lack of experience did not allow to fight for the first place, which once again went to the Norwegian team.
"To be honest, everything was enough for gold, but Denis's small tactical mistake - and a few seconds were lost. When he stood behind the Frenchman (Maurice) Manifika, who stopped him, there was a gap that I tried to close, but Johannes () of this gap was enough to take the gold," Bolshunov told reporters.
But in the 50 km marathon in the classical style, the Russian himself made a childish mistake, which deprived him of his title Olympic champion, inherited by Finn Iivo Niskanen. Closed the first three Larkov.
“I feel joy for the silver medal, for a wonderful race, but I’m also upset by the childish mistake that Alexander made,” Bolshunov’s coach Yuri Borodavko said by phone. “And it cost him a gold medal. We talked with him yesterday, decided that it was necessary to change skis before the last lap. Definitely, because the mud. The skis were prepared for him, but for some reason he decided to take a break and leave. Although we said that it would be very difficult to leave, because fresh skis work much better."
The women's marathon ended with a fairly predictable victory for Bjørgen, which became eight times Olympic champion. Sedova became 11th, Zhambalova - 15th, and Nepryaeva - 24th.
Summing up the results of the Games in Pyeongchang, Vyalba emphasized: “For me, the whole Olympics is a feeling of pride for my athletes, for our team. Despite the fact that Sanya today had one foot on the golden pedestal. liver seized, but he showed that he is a fighter. They should have a great and good sports future. I congratulate them and all of Russia. "
I'm sure everyone has seen Maya Huseynova's film about strength training our skiers, led by Alksandr Legkov. He's not new. There are two parts. The work is intense, the guys plow.
But interestingly, there are several views on such strength training. Yes, it seems to us amateurs that these are the most advanced ideas, you need to boldly copy and you will be stronger than ever. But there are expert comments. They are far from welcoming. We read below two comments on what we saw.
Here are Vasily Parnyakov's comments on this video:
Second part of strength training remote group of the Russian cross-country skiing team takes place in the classic Jim (immediately after classes in the gym). But for a wide section of the Russian sports environment, it is completely revolutionary.
All exercises themselves are common and familiar - bench press, deadlift from behind the head, pulling up the bar while lying on the stomach, squatting with a barbell and push-ups on the uneven bars. All exercises are done - attention (!) - with MAXIMUM weights.
Further - this is where the revolution is “buried” - after each weight training, athletes do exercises for the same muscle group without weighting and with MAXIMUM SPEED(or, in the case of jumps, with the maximum explosion). This has a deep physiological meaning - an instantaneous conversion of strength into speed. Pay special attention to the exercise with the ball. Here it is extremely important to throw the ball quickly and accentuated. Quickly pick it up and “drive” it into the floor again. Rhythm and speed.
My favorite moment is jumping up the stairs. Probably because he himself jumped a lot when he ran middle distances. Here, without a doubt, the best Ilya Chernousov - such an explosion that long jumpers will envy!
The video clearly shows Jim's crowded gym, which I mentioned in my comments on the first part of the skiers' strength training video. Under such conditions, it is difficult to clearly observe the time schedule and the correct sequence of exercises. But the guys are squeezing the maximum out of what they can, and Oleg Perevozchikov and Isabelle Knaute are trying to dilute the streams of athletes as competently as possible. So hopefully everything is under control.
Everything is beautiful, the guys are upahalis. HOWEVER! Here are the comments of Sergey Strukov (specialist in physical rehabilitation, expert of the FPA Fitness Professionals Association, author of the book “Fundamentals of Fitness Training”):
I watched the video and got upset. Although I'm not a ski expert, you can't build strength training like that.
Ideally, strength training should be unidirectional, that is, between one and the other type, you must take at least 4 hours of break. When combining explosive movements and actually power movements with small angular velocities in the joints, it is better to perform explosive movements first.
But this does not exclude the formation of classes in the so-called blocks, which, with the simplest approach, give 4 options for combining the load:
1) Explosive to the top - power to the top
2) Explosive on the bottom - power on the bottom
3) Power to the bottom - explosive to the top (against some general fatigue)
4) Power to the top - explosive to the bottom (against the background of some general fatigue)
Please note that examples of the simplest combination are given, although it is advisable to save time and effort, as well as to increase the efficiency of the training process, plan loads individually in more complex combinations, using a series of exercises as “blocks” from which classes are built. For example:
1) A series of jumps
2) A series of plyometric push-ups
3) Series of squats
4) Series of rods
Supersets for these types strength work not justified. They are usually used in muscle hypertrophy exercises, and are mainly suitable for training relatively small muscles in simple movements.
It is a gross mistake to use semi-squats as the main power movement. This type of squat develops the leg muscles poorly, creates muscle imbalances and, most importantly, unnecessarily overloads the spine. I think it is possible for skiers to build their workout by eliminating half squats altogether. Regarding the execution technique: you can’t look at these workouts without tears. The guys plow - well done! They just win not because of but in spite of their training.
From myself I would like to add. Haven't you noticed that all of our skiers look pumped up. Look, everyone has a relief, hands are like legs. And look at the Norgs or the Swedes. They do not have such a relief, but they run on skis no worse.
Maybe we do extra work in the gym?
The Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) has published the composition of the Russian national team for the 2016/2017 season. Men's and women's teams are divided into several groups, which will be prepared under the supervision of different coaches. Earlier, on April 19, the FLGR coaching council was held, following which it was decided not to change the head coaches of the Russian national teams and the coaches heading individual groups, and also recommended the lists of the Russian national teams for the 2016/17 season for approval by the FLGR presidium.
COMPOSITION OF THE RUSSIAN TEAM IN SKI RACING FOR THE SEASON 2016/2017
MEN:
Senior coach - Oleg Perevozchikov
1. Bessmertnykh Alexander (Moscow region / Kemerovo region)
2. Vylegzhanin Maxim (Udmurt Republic)
3. Andrey Larkov (Republic of Tatarstan)
4. Andrey Melnichenko (Krasnoyarsk Territory)
5. Ilya Semikov (Komi Republic)
6. Dmitry Yaparov (Udmurt Republic)
Coach - Burgermeister Reto
1. Belov Evgeny (Tyumen region)
2. Vokuev Ermil (Komi Republic)
3. Stanislav Volzhentsev (Komi Republic)
4. Anton Gafarov (KhMAO-Yugra)
5. Ustyugov Sergey (KhMAO-Yugra)
Coach - Markus Kramer
1. Alexander Legkov (KhMAO-Yugra)
2. Sedov Petr (Moscow region / Nizhny Novgorod region)
3. Sergey Turyshev (KhMAO-Yugra)
4. Chernousov Ilya (Novosibirsk region / Ryazan region)
Coach - Yury Viktorovich Borodavko
1. Bolshunov Alexander (Bryansk region)
2. Kirillov Ivan (Moscow)
3. Rostovtsev Dmitry (Moscow)
4. Sobakarev Andrey (Novosibirsk region)
5. Spitsov Denis (Tyumen region)
6. Alexey Chervotkin (Moscow)
7. Tanygina Alevtina (Moscow)
Head coach - Kaminsky Yuri Mikhailovich
1. Kryukov Nikita (Moscow/Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))
2. Panzhinsky Alexander (Moscow/Republic of Mordovia)
3. Andrey Parfenov (Tyumen region)
4. Alexey Petukhov (Moscow/Republic of Mordovia)
5. Zealous Gleb (Tyumen region)
WOMEN:
Head coach - Akimov Danil Borisovich
1. Daria Vedenina (Tyumen region)
2. Gushchina Maria (KhMAO-Yugra)
3. Dotsenko Anastasia (Republic of Tatarstan)
4. Alisa Zhambalova (Republic of Buryatia)
5. Polina Kovaleva (Moscow/Krasnoyarsk Territory)
6. Elena Soboleva (Novosibirsk region/YaNAO)
7. Storozhilova Daria (Kaluga region)
8. Tsareva Olga (Komi Republic)
Coach - Markus Kramer
1. Yulia Belorukova (Komi Republic)
2. Zhukova Natalia (Republic of Tatarstan)
3. Kalsina Polina (KhMAO-Yugra)
4. Matveeva Natalia (Moscow/Ryazan region)
5. Nepryaeva Natalia (Moscow region / Tver region)
6. Anastasia Sedova (Nizhny Novgorod Region/Republic of Mordovia)
7. Yulia Chekaleva (Vologda region)
JUNIOR COMPOSITION:
Coach - Alexander Kravchenko
1. Vechkanov Vladislav (Chelyabinsk region)
2. Egor Kazarinov (Perm Territory)
3. Kirill Kilivnyuk (Krasnoyarsk Territory)
4. Andrey Nekrasov (Komi Republic)
5. Ponomarev Valery (Perm Territory)
6. Rybochkin Yaroslav (Moscow)
Coach - Gelmanov Artemy Vladimirovich
1. Lidia Durkina (St. Petersburg)
2. Zherebyateva Anna (Orenburg region)
3. Istomina Maria (Perm Territory)
4. Yana Kirpichenko (Altai Territory)
5. Kucheruk Olga (Samara region)
6. Polina Nekrasova (St. Petersburg)
