A few days ago, Piotr Michalski was fifth in 500 meters. Then the European champion missed 0.03 to the bronze medal. Now Michalski has done a great job at 1000 meters, even though it is not his crowning distance. The Pole finished the competition in fourth place. He was 0.08 seconds behind the third Norwegian Lorentzen.
“We’re missing, crap, a little bit of luck!”
– This is a place at the Olympics that you don’t know whether to be happy or cry. A space performance, a huge achievement, but it hurts a lot because there is no podium – comments hotly Konrad Niedźwiedzki, the bronze medalist of the Sochi 2014 Games in the team.
– We are glad that Piotrek was in the lead twice, but we miss a little bit of luck! After all, 0.03 and 0.08 seconds behind medals is nothing. Today Piotrek was still in his legs, but there was no stronger rival in the pair. He would go alone, if he had someone to hide behind, even for a moment, he would gain from 0.20 seconds, analyzes the head of the Polish Olympic mission.
“They took Natalia’s medal here”, “Piotrek was not lucky in the draw”
– Piotrek is a master, great respect for what he has done. We are proud of him. But he deserves a medal. Really. He lost two medals by 0.11 seconds. This is abnormal! – adds Niedźwiedzki.
Nobody from our team has spoken to Michalski yet. – Piotrek is on doping control, we are waiting to oppress him. I don’t know what to say to him. The medal of Natalia Maliszewska was taken from us here [to narzeczona Michalskiego]because she could not stand and win it. And now that shit … parts of a second! We know the boy is good, great. But he was not lucky. In the draw. Piotrek did everything in his power. This performance while running with a strong rival could have given him silver. He is our hero. He is owed a sheet of metal, we all know it. Coach Tuomas Nieminen is crying. This is the second time at these Olympics – the moved Bear tells us.
Bródka will go yet. “You have to hope to the very end”
At the Olympics in Beijing, the skaters will also take part in mass runs. On Saturday we will see Karolina Bosiek, Zbigniew Bródka and Artur Janicki at the starting line.
– I am afraid that the best medal chances are behind us. We need a bit of luck in mass starts. A lot of good, beneficial things would have to happen for us to get excited by the fight for medals. However, it is a very unpredictable competition. And you have to hope until the very end – sums up Niedźwiedzki.
Source: Sport
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