Ustjugov boycotts the press up to the world cup

TOBLACH (Dagbladet): Sergey Ustjugov crushed all competitors in the 15 km in Toblach and took his first world cup competition since he was banned before the OLYMPIC games the previous season.

After a crushing end, he was 13 seconds in front of Simen Hegstad Krüger. Yet it was not Ustjugov particularly talkative. While all of the competitors went through pressesonen after the race, stuck the 26-year-old straight to the forest, without talking with anyone.

Boycotted the press

instead, the press was notified of Russia's presseansvarlige Max Volkov that Ustjugov not wanted to talk with someone, and that he was not going to speak with the media before the world cup in February.

- He's not going to speak with someone before the world cup. He did not want to create headings.

- So he's not going to talk to someone?

Not today, perhaps later, to respond Volkov.

Okey, but later in the tour?

Maybe later in the tour, we'll see. He does not want to talk with someone, it is his choice, " says Volkov.

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Russia's national team coach and Ustjugovs personal trainer says that it is regrettable that the Ustjugov boycotts the press.

- I'm not satisfied with it, but when he is in the competitions, and especially here in the Tour de Ski, he is focused on sport. He says that he must regenerate, change and eat. It is not because he doesn't like the media, but because he is very focused on what he is doing.

The German coach also says that he will put pressure on the Ustjugov to speak again with the media – and claim, although again there is drama in the scenes in connection with The access to the so-called Moscow-the laboratory, that Ustjugovs pressenekt comes of sporting reasons.

Cramer believes that Ustjugov now have to wait for a phone call from Russia's almighty skipresident, Jelena Välbe, which he believes will not be satisfied with the situation.

- On one page she will be very happy for the victory, but on the other side will she also talk with him about that he need to talk with the media, " says Cramer.

Renndirektør in the FIS (The international skiforbundet), Pierre Mignerrey, says to NRK that the Russian skistjernen not going to get any fine for the incident.

It was, incidentally, Ustjugovs first victory in this season after having struggled with a fracture in the finger.

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