“Maria was synonymous with impeccability”: how in Russia reacted to the victory of Lasickene at the World Cup in Doha

The fourth day of competition at the World Athletics Championships in Doha brought the fans of the Russian national team a new reason for joy. Maria Lasicki became the triumph of the high jump tournament among women and won gold.

This victory was the third in a row for the Russians in the championships of the planet. Such a result before her was not achieved by any high jumper. The President of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) Dmitry Shlyakhtin called Lasitsken the pride of the country.

“This is a tremendous success for Maria and her team. Surely she was crushed by the fact that everyone around was talking about the opportunity to win the third title and go down in history. The finale is very beautiful, Lasickene today was a synonym for perfection, she really made history in the sector, their tandem with Gennady Gabrilyan is amazing, ”TASS quoted the words of the head of the VFLA.

The unpredictable nature of the final of the high jump competitions, in which several athletes claimed the gold medal to the last, was also noted by the head coach of the Russian athletics team Yuri Borzakovsky.

“This is an outstanding achievement, and I am very glad that it belongs to an athlete from Russia. The fight in the sector today was very exciting, and I am pleased that it was Masha who was the first at the main start of the season. Of course, one cannot fail to note the merits of her personal trainer Gennady Garikovich, this is an excellent tandem, which, I am sure, will win more than one gold medal, ”said Borzakovsky.

Following the recent statements by Lasitskene, some fans had a serious fear that she could replace her sports citizenship if Russia was not allowed to participate in international competitions due to the possible deprivation of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) compliance status. However, Gabrilyan assured that the athlete was not considering such an option, but only said that it might be necessary to look for another way to undergo doping testing.

“But in no case we are talking about changing citizenship, Masha was, is and will be a patriot of her country, she hopes that the national federation will work correctly, will be at its best,” the specialist emphasized.

In addition, he expressed the hope that his ward will be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, as the gold medal of these competitions is its main goal.

“I consider it wrong, dishonest and unfair not to give such athletes the opportunity to speak at the Olympic Games, regardless of the reason. A clean, honest athlete should participate in their forums. It’s criminal to let such people miss the Games. I mean the leadership of all world sports. You can’t do that. For our part, we work well, and I want everyone to act the same way, ”concluded Gabrilyan.

The well-known television journalist Dmitry Guberniev also commented on the victory of Lasickene. On his Instagram page, he dedicated an emotional post to her.

“Maria Lasickene is a three-time world champion in athletics! Our pride, our strength, our beauty, our height! Thank you Masha! To tears! ”The commentator wrote.

It's no secret that the three-time world champion sympathizes with the CSKA football club, and the red-blue ones also did not stand aside from the success of their eminent fan.

“Congratulations to CSKA fan Maria Lasitskene, who became the first three-time world champion in high jump in history after she won a gold medal at the world championship in Qatar,” the team’s press service said in a statement.

Interestingly, in response, the jumper wished good luck to the team in the upcoming Europa League match with Espanyol.

It is worth noting that many were surprised by the decision of the Ukrainian Yaroslav Moguchy to abandon the continuation of the struggle with Mary after overcoming the bar at an altitude of 2.04 m. The 18-year-old athlete admitted that she was not ready for this height, but noted that she was not afraid of competition with more eminent rival.

“What is it like to enter the sector with Lasicki? Fine. We already jumped with Masha in the Diamond League. We communicate well outside the stadium. She is a great athlete. But for me, competition is always a struggle with oneself, ”quotes the words of the Mighty“ Sport Express ”.