Gangneung (South Korea), 10 Feb - Sport News Agency "R-Sport", Gibadieva Veronica. the Russian skater Murashov Ruslan as a whole coped with running at a distance of 500 meters in the World Cup in South Korean Gangneung, the trainer of the Russian sprinters Dorofeev Dimitri .
Murashov Ruslan on Friday became the third at a distance of 500 meters - competitions are carried out by new rules: the winner is determined by one running, instead of by the sum of two as was earlier. The Russian acted in the last couple, Chinese Gao Tinû was his rival. The gold medal was won by the Dutch Jan Smekens , the German got silver to Ile Niko .
"I categorically was against this format (one running instead of two). I think, now, when the Dutch won, we at a distant day will return to a former format. Another thing is that today Smekens - the first, tomorrow - the 12th. However, it develop lot at Murashov Ruslan in a different way, the result would be close to it. Besides Murashov Ruslan ran and on small (path) in Herenvena is successful. I am glad to bronze, it is a medal, it as a whole consulted though made mistakes … such … nervous, including on start", - Dorofeev Dimitri told the correspondent of Sport News Agency "R-Sport".
"In general, all trainers always spoke in favor of that there were two runnings on "five-hundred part", to determine the winner by the best of them. But our opinion, opinion of athletes do not consider. Why we learn in the World Cup, what 24 couples run without ice resurfacing? It is absurdity", - he added.
In the first day of competitions the triple world champion the Dutch Cramer Sven expressed to p the assumption that the wind which he felt a back during the won running on 5000 m could affect its speed. "The wind stream on a skating rink really is, and the distance is longer, the more this stream of a wind affects results", - Dorofeev Dimitri emphasized.