Title: Aymonier Celia (FRA): sono molto contenta, è un buon giorno per me
Author: Edigrafica
Last saved by: Elena
Company: Microsoft

INTERVIEWS
XC 10-15 KM LADIES-MEN

Martine Ek Hagen (NOR)
I didn’t expect to win and that’s why I’m so excited. The race was hard but I had good feelings. When I don’t ski I just stay with my friends and family and I have fun.

Celia Aymonier (FRA)
I’m so happy, it’s a good day for me. I tried to win a medal, I tried for the first place but I lost some time in the second lap however I’m really happy for the result, it’s my first medal in a big World Championship. At the beginning I thought that I should start immediately to go fast so that I could do a good time and result. I ski a lot, I like to stay outside in nature and when I’m not training I like to stay with my family.

Elisabeth Schicho (GER)
The race was great, I was feeling really good. The conditions were good despite the snowfall. It’s my second medal, unbelievable. I am extremely happy. I started skiing in the second grade of primary school and I enjoyed it more and more, also because there was a nice group to train with. My next goal is the World Cup in Dobbiaco on Sunday. I train in Bavaria which is not that far away from here. The most challenging part of the race was the final part of the first lap, on the big uphill towards the finish.

Iivo Niskanen (FIN):
 It’s an unbelievable day, I kept a good speed and the last kilometres were really hard because I knew that Ustiugov was right behind me. It’s hard to beat a big champion like him and I tried to do my best to do it.

Sergei Ustiogov (RUS)
In the first lap the objective was just to start as quick as possible. Then I was trying to constantly increase the speed. I am not satisfied with the final result, but the result is where my level was today. I tried the best I could in this race. The last meters were quite hard for me but I still really tried hard anyway. Unfortunately I am not that satisfied with the ski preparation. The glide was not so good today. The steepest uphill was very hard but in general I guess I am quite satisfied.
I can’t remember exactly when I started practicing skiing, maybe I was 10 or 11 years old.

Mathias Rundgreen (NOR) 
It was good. I tried to control my speed from the start and get a good result today. I started to push really hard in the last part of the race because I saw the Finn on my tail and I tried to maintain a high speed to keep him behind me.