Today, after finishing the 30km marathon at the Champions Heights tournament, Olympic champion Veronika Stepanova fell ill. Holding his stomach, the athlete fell and could not get up, he needed the help of doctors.
Stepanova finished the race in 9th place, more than 3 minutes behind the winner of another Beijing Olympic champion, Natalya Nepryaeva. She led most of the race and confidently took first place. Anastasia Kuleshova, who finished the finish line in second place, lost 29.5 seconds to herself. The top three were closed by Anastasia Prokofieva. She lost 53.6 seconds to Nepryaeva.
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. They missed the final stages of the 2021/22 World Cup.
Norway’s Johannes Klebo is at the forefront of this season’s World Cup overall standings. Last season he was also the winner, ahead of Alexander Bolshunov. In women, Tiril Veng from Norway stands out.
former Finnish journalist He said Russian skiers should immediately return to tournaments.