More than 5,000 skiers took part in the Alexander Legkov PARI race, the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Moscow region reported.
The races took place on Friday February 23 in Peresvet, near Moscow. On this day, 10 years ago, Alexander Legkov became Olympic champion at Sochi 2014.
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov won the men’s 20 kilometer race. Sergey Ardashev took second place and Alexey Chervotkin third. In the women’s 20 km race, Olympic ski relay champion Veronika Stepanova became the best. Anastasia Kuleshova took second place and Maria Istomina third.
— The race named after Alexander Legkov is becoming more and more popular every year. More and more attention, more and more participants. With the support of the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Yuryevich Vorobyov, thousands of events are organized. And today’s event is probably one of the most important. “I would like to express my gratitude to Alexander Legkov and all famous athletes for their support of sports in the Moscow region,” said Acting Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Moscow region Alexei Perov.
The Olympic winner Legkov’s race will take place from February 23 to 24 in the Moscow region. Ski competitions are organized between professionals, between amateurs and between children over different distances. The price of the ride is 5 million rubles.
Source : MatchTV
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