Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov if he’s not the best skier in history, then he certainly can’t be called bad, the Pyeongchang Games silver and bronze medalist said in an interview with Andrei Larkov .
Larkov and Bolshunov, together on the Russian national team, won silver medals in relay races at the 2018 Olympics and 2019 World Championships.
– In Pyeongchang, probably for the first time, Bolshunov’s name resounded loudly throughout Russia, although he appeared a little earlier in the national team. Was it immediately clear from the first joint training that a top skier was growing in front of you?
– I saw him for the first time at the 2017 World Championships in Lahti. And we both ran the duathlon. In the classic part came out on top, including him. I then thought, “Wow, well done.”
All his subsequent achievements are quite logical. And in general, I think that since 2015 the Russian men’s team has reached a very good level. Then the woman sat up. So far they are at this level,” Larkov told .
– Bolshunov – the best skier in history?
– It’s hard to say, because before there were a lot fewer departures. Previously, there were ten stages in a year, roughly speaking. Now more. It’s hard to compare. However, if it’s not the best, then definitely not bad (laughs).
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Source : MatchTV
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