Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov spoke with Sergei Ustyugov about the incident.
On December 27, the skiers collided in the semi-finals of the ice skating sprint in the fifth stage of the Russian Cup, held in Krasnogorsk. This led to injuries to Bolshunov’s face, and the athlete said that he lost consciousness a few seconds after the fall.
“Today we raced normally,” Bolshunov wrote on his page on the social network.
Recall that the Russian Cup struggle between these rivals heated up over the weekend. During the sprint, Bolshunov caught Ustyugov’s skis at the moment of overtaking. As a result, the race ended with Alexander Terentiev’s victory. Ustyugov was fifth, Bolshunov was second. After learning that he had received a written warning for violating paragraphs 35.9, 35.11.2.2 – “Creating interference with other participants” of the FLGR rules.
Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Technical Delegate Igor Belomestnov spoke about the jury decision for the episode in which Olympic champions Alexander Bolshunov and Sergey Ustyugov participated. Both athletes were not penalized.
It was previously reported that the three-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova. commented Incident between skiers Sergei Ustyugov and Alexander Bolshunov.