Three-time Olympic champion skier Alexander Bolshunov won the freestyle sprint at the Russian Championships.
Bolshunov ran the final distance in 3 minutes 13.49 seconds. Ivan Gorbunov took second place (+0.11 seconds), and Sergei Ustyugov took third place (+0.96). Thus, Bolshunov increased his winning streak in the season’s individual races to 22 starts.
In this case, the Olympic champion may be disqualified. “Championship.com” It was reported that the Republic of Tatarstan objected to the race result because Bolshunov interfered with Gorbunov by changing lanes at the finish. But the protest was not satisfied; A verbal warning was given to Bolshunov.
The 2024 Russian Ski Championships will be held from 16 to 24 March at Malinovka Ski Resort in the village of Kononovskaya, Arkhangelsk Region.
In the spring of 2022, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) decided to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until the end of the season. This decision was later extended. Russians compete only in local tournaments.
Skier who was previously hospitalized reportedIt is suspected that his tailbone was fractured after the fall.