– I was put in a bit of a difficult situation because I found out about the fact that I was going to go two hours before the race. It is Natalka who should go today, it is she who should fight for medals – she said after the qualifying race for 500 meters in Eurosport.
A drama by Natalia Maliszewska. She came out of isolation, and here comes another blow
And then there was a cry in front of the camera. Preceded by a pause. A really long hold on the voice. Even a bit longer than after the match against Italy (0: 2), when he criticized.
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Stormowska did not want to criticize anyone. And after a long silence and asking the reporter if the absence affected the entire team, she replied with tears in her eyes: – It’s hard to say something … For sure. We live it with her. But it’s hard to say anything, because it’s a very difficult situation. These are professions for which we work not only for four years, but all our lives.
“When she saw us, she cried”
Stormowska, who in the qualifying rounds with 44,053 finished fourth place, said in an interview with Eurosport that the tears had appeared earlier. – Natalka was locked in her room, but since we have an apartment together, we talked for a while. It is known that she is in isolation – close contact – but she managed to come to the rink on her own. When she saw us, she burst into tears. And we already knew what was going on – added Storomowska, who gave an interview for Eurosport in a mask with a painted heart and the inscription “Nat”.
“Nat”, that is Natalia Maliszewska, Poland’s greatest hope for a medal at the Olympics in Beijing, which will ultimately reach the distance of 500 meters. Fighting against time and leaving isolation to the Olympic Village on Friday night did not help. On Saturday before noon, the Polish Olympic Committee issued a short message, in which it announced that Maliszewska received again and would not start in the qualifying round at its crown distance.
Source: Sport
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