Despite the fact that Anastasia Grebenkina has always been involved in the winter sport, about how her colleagues, biathlonists, skaters and other athletes are preparing for competitions, and other athletes, she first learned for themselves only during filming. Our glorified athletes who are already preparing for the Olympiad in Sochi personally showed her and Anton Komolov's training bases and told about the intricacies of training.
"We had very interesting business trips," says Anastasia. - For example, we went to Finland on the base to our biathletes. Imagine, in the yard - summer, and they have a special pipe with snow and temperatures -5 about. You go there in full outfit and run in a circle of 1200 km long. I even managed to shoot from the Gunning of Ustyugov, the Olympic champion: right during the filming, I closed five targets out of five in position lying. Very good! Then we went to Austria, where our freestylers train. I got up at 5 am, because from the town where we lived, you needed another 100 kilometers to go to the mountains. Raised very high on the lift, which at some point stopped! But we seemed to be in Austria, it's not scary there. (Laughs.) The next trip is to the Czech Republic, where the jumpers from the springboard are trained. I was absolutely amazed: three springboard covered with green plastic grass, at the bottom of which the pool. The guys put on wetsuit, skiing, shoes, helmets, go to the rise and jump the most difficult incredible flips, landing into the water. At the same time, special airbags are installed in the pool, which soften the blows of water so that it is not painful to fall. For me it was a real discovery, and there I even jumped from the springboard to the water. "
It turns out that in the summer of training athletes, skiing from springboard, pass on the slopes covered with artificial plastic grass. .
- It was not scary?
- It was scary in Bobsley. I came to an interview with the guys, our famous Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda, and they immediately planted me in Bob, they say: "Let's go!" At the same time, the teeth warned: "The main thing, keep your hands ahead, otherwise I am spiked with the elbow linked." It turns out that they have such spike-cloves on their shoes, pieces of 200, and if you sit in front, this sneaker can dock into your hand. In general, I was frightened, but we still rolled through the training descent. It was great! We tried a lot of sports with Anton. And in Kerling, we really liked to play, and, of course, Anton tried himself in figure skating. I even came up with the dance to us, and we performed it.
- And how do you, Anton as a student?
- Perfectly. Given the fact that we had very little time to practice, half an hour or an hour, everything turned out to be fine.
- You're now - Mom, your son Ivan - almost two and a half. Do you have a full-fledged sports time?
- Sport, of course, moved to the background. If I am invited to participate in the demonstration performances, I, of course, I am pleased with pleasure. And so I don't go to the rollers - there is a fairly dubious pleasure to just ride in a circle, otherwise it is impossible in bulk skating. And remove the ice is just for yourself - very expensive. But I am in good fitness, very quickly came to her after childbirth. And as soon as the Son is growing, I will definitely put it on skates - and how else if mom is a figure skater? I don't want to make a professional athlete from him, but I think that he will drive in the yard hockey.
Anton Komolov managed to ride for such a skiing and even take a little during the descent. .
The share of the second participant of Tellauette, Anton Komolov, also fell a lot of adventures ...
- Anton, what is it like a ride in sled or shoot from a biathlon rifle?
- Skeleton is, of course, scary, because you go down your heads on the ice groove! I was lucky: I rolled several times in a straight line on an accelerated overpack. But still it was scary: it is terrible to suffocate. I probably had a breath because of adrenaline, there was a feeling that there was not enough oxygen in a protective helmet. I barely removed it! And I will reveal a little secret about biathlon: I got a training rifle of domestic production, and from nine shots she made only one. (Laughs.) In general, our sports small arms, alas, not the highest quality.
- What else did you have to experience on yourself?
- Unusual shoes of the Sannikov, in which you can walk only on tiptoe or lie on the sleigh, stretching your fingers forward. Also, unusual shoes and skaters: they are distinguished exactly at the foot of the athlete, so when you wear someone else's pair (and, of course, I did not rode myself), then the shoe presses on the feet from all sides, and very painful. And for the first time in life, I rolled skiing (for jumping from a springboard) from a plastic slope - this is a special coating for training in the warm season.
- As far as we can judge photos, this jump was quite extreme ...
- It was on the sparrow mountains, but I did not jump from the springboard, but just moved from the slope. Although worried as if I had to take a jump from a 120-meter springboard.
- Your co-host Anastasia Grebenkina has opened you and as a figure skateman. How do you rate your abilities?
- Thanks to Nastya for her rating! Although "abilities" is probably too loud word for my ice exercises. After all, I first got skates - not only on curious, but in general - on any. And for a couple of short training, I had to learn at least something. Of course, Nastya helped me very much and supported, and literally: when I lost the balance, she did not give me to fall. And vigorously pushed in the back, when we needed to disperse a little. (Laughs.)
"Maybe I survived so many impressions, you wanted to engage in some of the winter sports seriously?"
"I would gladly come out on the slope and fought in Kerling." It remains only to find a company!
- In general, you are with sports on "you" or "you"?
- I like sports. And as a fan, and as an amateur athlete. Sometime, I am pleased to play basketball regularly and still feeds the brightest feelings to him. With the sounds of the basketball ball, I stop thinking about anything and how the weather is turning to sound! And so - two or three times a week I try to go to the gym and do a functional training. My position is as follows: train your body, and in difficult time it will definitely help you out!
- Does your son introduce to the sport? Maybe he already goes into some sections?
- Yes, my son is quite sporty. He has good coordination, besides, it easily grabs many movements. This, apparently, went to me! (Laughs.) He is engaged in ballroom dancing, has already turned a large number of diplomas, medals and cups. And he also goes to engage in figure skating. By the way, only after I myself got on the curly skates for the first time, I realized how cool I had a child who easily makes all these elements: "Circle", "Christmas trees", "Salazki", "Randle" ... and through School we think to give it to the Judo section or another martial art. Fortunately in my martial arts club a lot of children's sections.
- You told about the preparation of our athletes to the Winter Olympics. And you are going to go to Sochi or watch out for our competition on television?
- To be honest, most likely I will watch on TV. I have been in the summer in Sochi, I imagine the market prices and service, and I can imagine how much everything will cost during the Olympics. So weave the flags and I will root on the sofa!