Skier Smirnova says she won the Russian championship with leg pain
TYUMEN, March 21 – RIA Novosti, Pavel Levkovich. Russian cross country champion Ekaterina Smirnova said that she finished the race as a winner in terms of moral and willful qualities due to problems with the periosteum.
Smirnova won the 10km freestyle time trial at the Russian Championships in Tyumen. The skier covered the distance in 26 minutes and 9.9 seconds. Second place was taken by Alina Pekletsova (lag – 2.1 seconds). Third was Elizaveta Pantrina (+11.5).
Olympic champion Natalya Nepryaeva missed Tuesday’s race due to illness.
The Russian Championship will end on March 26.
The doctor did not rule out that Nepryaeva could compete in the Czech Republic race on Wednesday.
Source: Ria
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