Skier Alexander Bolshunov escaped disqualification following the results of the sprint race of the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship, correspondent Andrei Romanov reported.
In the final race in Malinovka, Bolshunov covered the distance in 3 minutes 13.49 seconds. Won the money Ivan Gorbunov (+0.11), bronze – winner of the Games Sergei Ustyugov (+0.96).
After the race, Andrei Romanov announced that a protest had been filed against Bolshunov’s result because he had changed lanes at the finish.
— Everything was left as is, the results were not modified. Alexander Bolshunov is the winner of today’s sprint,” Romanov said on .
He also said that Bolshunov himself took the news about his possible disqualification as a joke.
For Bolshunov, 27, the victory was the 22nd in a row this season in individual races.
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 starting at 9:35 Moscow time on and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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