If the triple Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov If he didn’t break a stick in the sprint final at the Russian Cup stage, he would definitely fight for victory, Russian national team coach Yegor Sorin told .
Bolshunov took the last, sixth place in the classic sprint final at the first stage of the Russian Cup atop Tyoi (Republic of Khakassia), 32.48 seconds behind the winner. Russian Ski Racing Federation president Elena Vyalbe told that Bolshunov broke his pole in the final. The race was won by Saveliy Korostelev, who covered the distance in 3 minutes 53.62 seconds. Silver went to Sergey Ardashev (+0.52), bronze went to Ilya Poroshkin (+0.57).
– The three winners are not only expected, but justified. These athletes were on the podium ten days ago in Khanty-Mansiysk during control training and have now confirmed their level. Considering Bolshunov broke the stick, his result is not surprising. Without the broken stick, he would certainly have fought for victory.
Ardashev showed a good result, second place is a high result among such a composition of participants. We thought Sergey could win today, but we were a bit weak at the finish. But it’s also a good indicator for him,” Sorin told .
Source : MatchTV
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