Three-time Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Alexander Bolshunov expressed confidence that he would be able to compete in the 2026 Olympics in Italy.
Russian skiers suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. The IOC announced in January that it would consider admitting neutral Russian and Belarusian athletes to world starts who did not actively support the CBO. The head of the organization, Thomas Bach, admitted that Russians could participate in the Paris Olympics without national symbols. On February 2, the committee noted that this matter had not yet been discussed and that the organization still did not have criteria according to which individual admission to competitions could be made.
– “Champion Heights” in Malinovka is called an alternative to the World Cup.
– There is only one championship, and we have it. All other questions – goodbye!
“Don’t you think that’s self-deception?” The Norwegians will not come to Champions Heights, we will have to come back to the World Championships.
– I am not interested in what is happening now at the World Cup and the World Championship. I want to tell you that the whole world is here. It always happens, then our time comes, and we say goodbye to everyone! We are not expected there. But we are not going, like them, to lock someone up and try not to invite them.
– But the recent declarations of the IOC promise to be warming? Or is it a bluff?
First they say one thing. So they’ll say to Bach: you said something, let’s change our minds. That’s probably what’s happening. He does not express his own point of view.
– Do you really believe that you will perform at the 2026 Olympics?
We will participate in the 2026 Olympic Games. Everything in its time. Remember this sentence.
– What is your attitude towards performance in neutral status?
– I won’t comment on anything. I repeat – everything has its time, we’ll see how it goes. The whole situation that is currently happening in the world can change with the snap of a finger, ”reports a correspondent in Bolshunov’s words.
“” shows the All-Russian competition “Champion Heights” (February 23 – March 5) and the Russian Ski Championship (March 18-26). Watch live broadcasts of ski competitions on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
On February 28, as part of the Championship Heights competition, a women’s race with a separate start will take place. Watch the live broadcast starting at 10:40 a.m. Moscow time on and on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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