At the stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup of Cross-Country Skiing in Kazan on January 13, classic-style sprint races will be held for women and men.
Watch the live broadcast of the competition starting at 10:40 Moscow time on the channel.
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov is the leader of the Russian Cup sprint competition. Already in Kazan, Bolshunov won his 13th consecutive victory in the tournament races of the current season. He also leads the overall Russian Cup standings, followed by Savely Korostelev and Sergey Ardashev.
In the women’s sprint competition, Anastasia Faleeva and Alena Baranova are fighting for leadership. The skiers are separated by only 6 points, Faleeva has two victories at the Cup stages in this discipline, Baranova has one. Olympic champion Veronika Stepanova also reached the top of the sprint podium at the Kirovo-Chepetsk competition. At the same time, she is only eighth in the small ranking, but is the leader in the general ranking among women.
You can also watch the live broadcast of the competition on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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