Anastasia Sedova lives in a closed Sarovin in the city, which outside is not the issue. He run in the mornings outside of town to the gas station an hour wait for the testers.Anastasia Sedova lives in a closed nuclear city. Santtu Silvennoinen

Russian skier Anastasia Sedova is very difficult to reach a doping test, when he is in his homeland.

the Woman moved to the closed nuclear city Saroviin, where the outside is not the issue.

– It is a small and cozy town, which is Russian secrets, Sedova told the evening newspaper.

don’t you Mean mr. Vladimir Putin secrets…

ha, Ha. Yes, there is putin’s secrets. I can’t tell you anything I know, good-humoured Sedova, 23, laughing.

Sarovissa a population of about 100 000 people. It is located in the Nizhny Novgorod region on the southern border. The place is characterized as a closed science and nuclear cities. The city’s main employer is the Russian federal nuclear research center.

Because of the doping testers are not allowed to enter the city, Sedova told me to drive her every morning outside the gates to the gas station testers for.

– the Last season before the olympic games I was there very often. I sat an hour in the car: I waited, waited, waited and waited, but never one tester did not come.

the Russian team’s coach and the whole coaching a coaching consultant, acting as the Mark Cramer does not like the sport its arrangement special.

Every morning he would run at 06:00 the gas station, drink a coffee and eat something. An hour after that he run home. But you have to remember that training during the season, he month only a week at home and three weeks in the camps. Most recently, he has been at home 4. November. When we have camps, we have a lot of tests: testers can come at any time – and they sure often come in, Cramer to figure out the evening paper.

Welcome to watch!

Sedova on Wednesday took oberstdorf in the Tour de Skin in the fourth stage already the tour with another podium place, when he was ten tradition of the race in third.

Teammate Natalia Neprajeva was runner-up Norway Ingvild flugstad are Available winning on the field.

– Strong, strong Russian team, Sedova rejoiced.

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No it us no surprise. Being prepared and practiced really hard. I have the opportunity every race to be on the podium. It shouldn’t be anyone else surprise that we are strong, Neprajeva told reporters through an interpreter.

for Me, this was a small surprise, because I’m stronger free. Natalia, incidentally, won this year’s Tour de Skin, Sedova thought.

Ingvild flugstad are Available in stretched scarce Natalia Neprajevan over tour’s fourth stage on Wednesday. Santtu Silvennoinen

Neprajeva is the tour’s overall situation, the second of 24.1 seconds available to suit. Sedova is a five-1.47,2 Norwegian behind. the Krista Pärmäkoskella the difference between the bow is 1.29,7.

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– Tuesday just some reporter asked the same question. We respond to as well: anyone can come and watch training camp. At any time you are welcome! Maybe after the issues are reduced, Neprajeva acknowledged.

the evening paper in the studio was through the Tour de Skin prior arrangements.