I already posted Olga Zubova’sUniversiade lifts …
But thanks to Anna for submitting the complete battle between her and Nadezhda Evstyukhina.
- Zubova: Snatch 115kg, x120kg, 120kg. C&J 145kg, 152kg, 159kg, 279kg Total
- Evstyukhina: Snatch 118kg, x123kg, 123kg. C&J 148kg, 152kg, 155kg, 278kg Total.
Update: Her coach said that
Literally three weeks before the performance she was seriously ill with influenza.
Women’s 75kg is probably my favorite weight class because its just so competitive. Its going to be a fun to see these two go up against Podobedova. Did Natalia Zabolotnaya retire after London?
Evstyukhina’s coach might have made some bad decisions on her attempts or perhaps he underestimated Zubova. Nadeshda finished at 341 lbs, a weight that is well below her record and could have won with just a couple more pounds in the C&J. Based on the videos that were posted on this site, she was handling 341 lbs easily in training and I thought she was going for more in Kazan. Six out of six and still loose by one kilo seems like bad decisions on her attemps or she did not count of Olga to be so gutsy; Olga deserved the win because she showed more desire to do what was required of her even though she is not as strong. Now , Olga will have the confidence to win from now on and will be even more dangerous so her rivals cannot be complacent.