Elise Christie may take up long-track skating after Winter Olympics torment
Elise Christie will consider moving to another country to take up long-track speed skating – where there are far less rivals and crashes than in short track – in an offer to end her Winter Olympics curse.
Christie additionally uncovered her mystery intend to resign and change to another game had she won gold. In any case, subsequent to persevering more anguish in Pyeongchang – where she slammed or was excluded in every one of the three of her occasions – the 27-year-old has chosen to proceed and may even bend over in short-and long-track at the 2022 Winter Diversions.
"I most likely needed to resign," said Christie, who had chats with English Cycling after her failure in Sochi four years back. "I thought I'd award and after that, since I'd accomplished what I needed, possibly I could have a go at another game. "My last objective was to be an Olympic champion and there was nothing else to do on the off chance that I'd accomplished that. It didn't work out and keeping in mind that I've considered different games, my heart lies with short‑track."
Bending over in short-and long‑track would not be phenomenal. The Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors, who won a gold decoration in the 1,000m long-track occasion in Pyeongchang, is additionally part of her nation's short-track group.
Christie stated: "It's experienced my brain for a long time and I've done it as a component of my preparation. It's a less demanding game without a doubt – whoever goes the speediest wins and unless you commit a senseless error you wouldn't get a punishment.
"Long track isn't subsidized so I'd need to move to another country however it's surely something that has entered my thoughts. It's a great deal to consider however it's as yet skating and that is the game that I cherish. It's not off the cards and I'll investigate it. Despite everything I need that Olympic award in short‑track yet I would do both cheerfully."
Christie likewise conceded she was all the while attempting to grasp her yellow‑card preclusion in her 1,000m on Tuesday subsequent to seeming to fit the bill for the quarter-finals in second place. "I would prefer not to toss anybody under a transport by any means," she said. "Be that as it may, when I watch it back, I can't perceive what I have been given a yellow card for.
"I know the ref wasn't enthusiastic about me dashing in the condition I was in. He talked after the crash toward the begin and stated: 'I believe it's better on the off chance that you get off.' I contemplate my security. What's more, when I watched it, I didn't think I looked exceptionally agreeable."
Christie affirmed she had chosen to race on with lower leg tendon harm due to her want to win a decoration and the help she had gotten. "It was about: 'Would i be able to get an award with my lower leg?' I knew the odds were thin yet despite everything I trusted that I could. I additionally knew such huge numbers of individuals would have been tuning in.
"One individual said she named her girl after me after Sochi and that her little girl had watched me again this time around. I couldn't trust individuals could see all the junk that is gone on and the awful things that have occurred in the general population eye, and somebody has named their child after me. That is crazy."
Christie additionally affirmed she would not shield her big showdown 1,000m, 1500m and general titles in Montreal one month from now. "After this, the principal thing I needed to do is go out and beat the world and I won't have the capacity to do that," she said. "Be that as it may, I'm supposing nobody can take my titles off me in case I'm not there."
Christie additionally uncovered her mystery intend to resign and change to another game had she won gold. In any case, subsequent to persevering more anguish in Pyeongchang – where she slammed or was excluded in every one of the three of her occasions – the 27-year-old has chosen to proceed and may even bend over in short-and long-track at the 2022 Winter Diversions.
"I most likely needed to resign," said Christie, who had chats with English Cycling after her failure in Sochi four years back. "I thought I'd award and after that, since I'd accomplished what I needed, possibly I could have a go at another game. "My last objective was to be an Olympic champion and there was nothing else to do on the off chance that I'd accomplished that. It didn't work out and keeping in mind that I've considered different games, my heart lies with short‑track."
Bending over in short-and long‑track would not be phenomenal. The Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors, who won a gold decoration in the 1,000m long-track occasion in Pyeongchang, is additionally part of her nation's short-track group.
Christie stated: "It's experienced my brain for a long time and I've done it as a component of my preparation. It's a less demanding game without a doubt – whoever goes the speediest wins and unless you commit a senseless error you wouldn't get a punishment.
"Long track isn't subsidized so I'd need to move to another country however it's surely something that has entered my thoughts. It's a great deal to consider however it's as yet skating and that is the game that I cherish. It's not off the cards and I'll investigate it. Despite everything I need that Olympic award in short‑track yet I would do both cheerfully."
Christie likewise conceded she was all the while attempting to grasp her yellow‑card preclusion in her 1,000m on Tuesday subsequent to seeming to fit the bill for the quarter-finals in second place. "I would prefer not to toss anybody under a transport by any means," she said. "Be that as it may, when I watch it back, I can't perceive what I have been given a yellow card for.
"I know the ref wasn't enthusiastic about me dashing in the condition I was in. He talked after the crash toward the begin and stated: 'I believe it's better on the off chance that you get off.' I contemplate my security. What's more, when I watched it, I didn't think I looked exceptionally agreeable."
Christie affirmed she had chosen to race on with lower leg tendon harm due to her want to win a decoration and the help she had gotten. "It was about: 'Would i be able to get an award with my lower leg?' I knew the odds were thin yet despite everything I trusted that I could. I additionally knew such huge numbers of individuals would have been tuning in.
"One individual said she named her girl after me after Sochi and that her little girl had watched me again this time around. I couldn't trust individuals could see all the junk that is gone on and the awful things that have occurred in the general population eye, and somebody has named their child after me. That is crazy."
Christie additionally affirmed she would not shield her big showdown 1,000m, 1500m and general titles in Montreal one month from now. "After this, the principal thing I needed to do is go out and beat the world and I won't have the capacity to do that," she said. "Be that as it may, I'm supposing nobody can take my titles off me in case I'm not there."
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