The official training took place at “Tabagan”sports complex for all the athletes in aerials skiing. One of the first athletes who checked the track was the Kazakh team. Zhibek Arapbayeva told about her impressions from the training process and about her expectations.
- The track is fine but it would be better to have more snow. I understand that it is warm in Almaty but I am with the track in such conditions.
We are well prepared for the competitions. I would be happy to prepare more on the home track but I travel a lot and spend too much time in planes. I hope that I will be at the top three at the Universiade.
I respect all my opponents and the competition will be tough. The leaders of our type of sports will miss the Universitade because of the World Cup which is going on in North America. Earlier many famous athletes confirmed that they would like to come to Almaty and to know more about our country. I hope that they will come.
I would not say that I am the most experienced athlete in the Kazakh team but I participate for a long time. We have experience athletes that have participated at World Cup stages and at the Olympic Games. Of course sometimes I give advices and support them. We have a very friendly team and I think we will overcome obstacles-said Zhibek.
