The speed skaters have lost the Olympic general due to the coronavirus pandemic and, with a few exceptions, are now venturing into the unknown. “I have practically no information, I only saw the pictures,” Sablikova shrugged with a smile as she prepared for the departure. “It will be one big unknown. But the same for everyone. It will be a bit of a bait game, “thought the most experienced member of the Czech team.
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In addition, the 34-year-old matador had to deal with patalia in the form of an injured thigh in early January, which she cut with skates when she fell. “The leg is practically fine, only occasionally it pulls somewhere. But I train everything I need, “she described.” I just bruised my groin when I fell and sometimes I feel it when I move faster. But it’s nothing that would limit me. .
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Sáblíková did not want to estimate how big a role the outage could play. “I did well in the last training sessions, but I can’t imagine that it can be caught up so quickly. The downtime was not pleasant, but sometimes you just have to deal with other things than the pain of training. Then I tried to do everything more than one hundred percent and focused on every move, which was important. We’ll see in Beijing when I go, “she didn’t make premature conclusions.
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Martina Sáblíková on the track.Photo: Sport Invest
While assembling her Olympic luggage, she kept in mind that she would not forget the glasses with which she had already ruled the ice at the Vancouver Games. “I also had them in Sochi and Pyongyang, where I competed in them. I don’t know if I’ll go in them, but I’ll take them for sure. It is my talisman, without which it would be very difficult for me to leave. I’ve been wearing another on my neck for many years. And the mascots from the previous games will definitely come with me, as well as at every race, “she revealed her symbols of happiness.
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What expectations will bring to Beijing? “I know what my body is up to, and I don’t know what my opponents will do. I’ll show you the best I’ll have at the moment. And the more I am in front, the more satisfied I will be, that is clear, “added Sáblíková.
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