President of the Russian Ski Federation (RFSR) Elena Vyalbe spoke about the three-time Olympic champion’s upcoming rivalry Alexandra Bolshunova and the winner of the Games Sergei Ustyugov to the Spartakiad of the strongest.
On Friday, the press service of the Ugra National Team Sports Training Center reported that Ustyugov was nominated for the Spartakiad of the Strongest as part of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug team. This season, the 31-year-old athlete did not take part in the starts of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in cross-country skiing. Bolshunov has won 15 consecutive victories at the tournament.
— Ustyugov returns. Do you think he will force Bolshunov to fight Spartakiad style?
— Everything will depend on Ustyugov’s condition. Seryoga hasn’t played for a long time. We are waiting for his return, he is preparing,” Vyalbe told .
Cross-country skiing competitions will take place in Tyumen from February 9 to 18, 2024.
Ustyugov is an Olympic relay champion (2022), a double world champion in 2017 (in skiathlon and team sprint) and winner of the multi-day Ski Tour in the 2016/2017 season.
Source : MatchTV
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