Three-time Olympic champion and cross-country world champion Alexander Bolshunov responded to Norwegian Johannes Klebo, who laughed at his victory in the Championship Heights tournament.
Recall that during the competition in Malinovka, Bolshunov said that the real world championship is no longer held in Slovenian Planica, but in Russia. In response, the Norwegian said that he did not find the tournament in Russia remarkable. “I heard that Bolshunov was defending the world title. Let him think what he wants,” he mocked.
“I understand the situation and assess it adequately. Here you can see the skiathlon with us being replicated exactly at the World Championships in Planica.
Also, the 15km race was repeated in Planica, even though they ran after us. The difference in the second row is five and six seconds. The third and fourth rows were separated by fractions of a second. The picture seems to have been copied, ”Bolshunov quotes “Championship.com”.
Recall that the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until the end of last season, and then extended the sanctions.
The Russians missed the final stages of the 2021/22 World Cup. Also, Russian skiers are not taking part in the new season 2022/23, but they are focusing on local starts.
It was previously reported by Alexander Bolshunov does not see The proposal of Yulia Stupak on the admission of the Russians to the competition makes sense.