- You said that during the shooting you experienced a tremor. What exactly happened?
- I came to the counter, and when I was finishing the fourth and fifth shots, I started tremors in my legs.
Began to "punch" the pulse.
As a result, working with additional cartridges, I simply “caught” the target.
I could not calm down in any way.
It was a little scary.
- Did you know that the leading Swede Hannah Oeberg entered the penalty loop?
- Yes, when I approached the line, I saw that she went to the circle.
But in fact, I did not think about it at all.
I knew that first of all I had to work well myself, and then it would be clear whether I would go with Eberg or not.
- Ulyana Nigmatullina admitted that she had not been able to adapt to the approach to the line in Hochfilzen and find the right pulse. Did you succeed?
- In principle, both in the sprint and in the relay, I came up to shoot in the right rhythm.
Personally, I like the approach here.
And this is not the first time I perform in Hochfilzen, I came here for the World Cup stage the year before last.
It is more difficult for me to approach the line from the descent than from the ascent, since the pulse recovers faster.
- After lying down, when there was a solid advantage over the pursuers, did you manage to calm down a little?
- No, I did not think at all about how many people are running behind, and how many - in front.
All thoughts were only about the rack.
Although I knew that Justine Breza-Boucher was following me in 30 seconds.
There was a turn at the distance, and I saw where my opponent was.
- Which of the biathletes is dangerous even in such a situation and is able to catch up?
- Hard to say.
The strongest in the world.
Breza-Boucher ran with me at one stage today, and showed the best move in the sprint.
On the circle, I lost 20 seconds to her.
Therefore, Justine was a terrible opponent.
- On the last lap, did you have any thoughts to take care of the pursuit?
- Not.
Will explain.
On Friday in the sprint after the final ascent, I lost a lot on the descent and the finish line.
I was "turned off" from the word completely.
I was afraid that today, God forbid, I would just have to reach somewhere.
Therefore, I tried to the end and only calmed down when I saw the finish line.
- Explaining the decision not to put Irina Kazakevich on the baton, Mikhail Shashilov said that he did not want to overload her before the pursuit. Have you been asked any questions, are you ready to run or not?
- They said that I was going to the fourth stage and that's it.
The relay is the same race as the rest.
If I feel that I need rest, I myself will ask about it.
At the moment, there is enough strength.
- What does three starts in a row mean for a biathlete in a place like Hochfilzen in the mountains?
- It's hard for any person, be it a skier or a biathlete.
But for this we are preparing.
- What was it like to run in heavy snow when it turned out to be difficult to demonstrate fast speed?
- The weather is the same for everyone.
Of course, snow makes life difficult.
It is clear that it is pleasant and simple when the sun is shining and the track is shining.
But both we and our rivals worked in the same conditions, and it was hard for everyone.
- Shashilov said that such a wind as today can be called dangerous. Do you agree with him?
- Any windy environment is dangerous.
Moreover, in different places it differs.
The wind strength can be the same, but the correction can differ by two to three or four clicks.
And at every stage you have to adapt.
- Is it more comfortable with your character to run the first stage in the relay or the fourth?
- I do not care.
- When the Russian national team arrived from Ostersund to Hochfilzen, everyone had to take coronavirus tests due to the lack of the required vaccine. Has it influenced the training process in any way?
- We made them before leaving, in Sweden, and immediately on the day of our arrival in Austria.
Therefore, there were no missed training sessions.