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The quality of domestic equipment is to blame for the “failure” of Russian lugers at the Winter Olympics. According to Taiga.Info, this was stated by two-time world champion in this sport from Bratsk Semyon Pavlichenko.
According to the results of two races (there are four in total) at the Beijing Olympics, he takes only tenth place with a lag of 1.4 seconds from the leader, which is virtually impossible to play in the sleigh. Other Russians Roman Repilov and another brother Alexander Gorbatsevich were even lower – in 13th and 14th places.
“We dropped out of the fight for medals right after the first run, when there were incredibly large margins. We just have some bad luck this season, I have big problems with inventory. Last season I had a great combat sled. They lay there for the summer, and we cannot understand what happened to them. Maybe the moisture made itself felt, or, on the contrary, something dried up from dryness, ”the athlete suggested.
As a result, before the Olympics, in December, the team leader Pavlichenko was given a new sled, which turned out to be slow: “This season, our coaches, who are mechanics all rolled into one, cannot understand what is happening.”
In addition, Pavlichenko believes, the fact that the Russians were not allowed into China because of the covid to check the properties of the Beijing luge track was also affected.
Recall that the 2022 Olympic Games started in Beijing on February 4 and will end on February 20. So far, the Russian team has won 4 medals (gold, two silvers and bronze) and is third in the unofficial team standings.
Source: Rosbalt
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