For a triple Olympic champion Alexandra Bolshunova and Olympic champion Natalia Nepryaeva the priority is performance in the final of the Russian Cup in cross-country skiing, not the Yugra marathon, Russian national team coach Yuri Borodavko told .
The Russian Cup final will be held from April 7 to 9 in Kirovsk (Murmansk region), and the Yugra marathon will be held from April 7 to 8 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
– Will the skiers in your group perform in the Russian Cup Final? Or will anyone go to the Yugra Marathon on these terms?
– Our priority is the Russian Cup final. Initially, we said that it was the main departure for us in this period. Bolshunov, Nepryaeva, other athletes from our group should go, Borodavko told .
Borodavko’s group includes Alexander Bolshunov, Nikita Denisov, Maria Istomina, Artem Maltsev, Daria Nepryaeva, Natalia Nepryaeva, Denis Spitsov, Yulia Stupak, Alexander Terentiev, Alexei Chervotkin and Ivan Yakimushkin.
The main departures of the season for skiers – the All-Russian competition “Champion Heights” (February 23 – March 5, Arkhangelsk region) and the Russian cross-country championship (March 18-26, Tyumen region) – can be seen on the TV Match channel.
Source : MatchTV
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