Olympic cross-country skiing champion Sergei Ustyugov said on that he was “a little sad” that Alexander Bolshunov, who was not in the best shape, beat him in the sprint free race at the Championship from Russia.
In the final race, Bolshunov covered the distance in 3 minutes 13.49 seconds. Silver was won by Ivan Gorbunov (+0.11), bronze by Ustyugov (+0.96). After the race, Boyshunov said he felt “average.”
— Everyone would feel as average as Alexander (Bolshunov) today (smile). I prepared for this deliberately, it’s my main start to the season. Even with my best health, I lost to Alexander “with average condition”, and that’s a bit sad.
I finally have a medal. Before the start, I told the guys: “You all have medals, but Andryukha (Melnichenko) and I don’t have any. We need it more, maybe you could give it to us somehow? But everyone was against it, so I had to work today. I am happy to be third in such a company,” Ustyugov said on .
The Russian Championship takes place in Malinovka from March 16 to 24. The skiathlon will take place on Sunday. Watch live broadcasts of the races from 9:35 am (Moscow time) on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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