Three-time Olympic cross-country skiing champion Alexander Bolshunov In the first five months of 2024, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) conducted doping controls more often than other athletes, according to the organization’s website.
From January to May 2024, Bolshunov was tested seven times. At the last Russian Championship, the 27-year-old skier won four gold medals: in sprint, skiathlon, team sprint and relay.
In addition, based on the results of the first five months of the year, skiers Savely Korostelev, Anastasia Kuleshova, Elizaveta Pantrina, Veronika Stepanova and swimmer Alexey Sudarev were each tested for doping six times by RUSADA.
Earlier it was reported that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) included 13 Russian skiers in the international doping control groups for the pre-Olympic season. They are Alexander Bolshunov, Savely Korostelev, Evgeny Belov, Alexey Chervotkin, Andrey Larkov, Artem Maltsev, Andrey Melnichenko, Denis Spitsov, Alexander Terentyev, Sergey Ustyugov, Ivan Yakimushkin, Gleb Retivykh, Ilya Semikov. Also on the list are 9 Russian skiers – Natalya Terentyeva, Elizaveta Pantrina, Anastasia Prokofieva, Tatyana Sorina, Lidia Gorbunova, Maria Istomina, Yana Kirpichenko, Evgenia Krupitskaya and Alisa Zhambalova.
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