Norway’s cross country ski team coach Eirik Mur Nossum said three-time Olympic champion Russian Alexander Bolshunov is arguably the best skier in the world. His words convey mountainbladet.
“Russia is the leading country in cross-country skiing and they have Bolshunov, perhaps the best skier in the world. “It is clear that the images of rivals that we want to beat may disappear, but it is not up to me to decide whether the Russians will perform or not,” Nossum said.
At the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Bolshunov won gold in the skiathlon, marathon and men’s relay, silver in the time trial and bronze in the team sprint.
This made him the first Russian skier to win five awards at an Olympics. In total, the Russians have 9 Olympic medals, taking into account the Games in Pyeongchang in 2018.
Recall that the International Ski Federation (FIS) has decided to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until the end of this season. They missed the final stages of the World Cup.
Former coach of the Russian national biathlon team Vitaly Noritsyn took the chance On the success of Alexander Bolshunov in biathlon.