Overview
- In his first start after suspension, Alexander Bolshunov finished 0.1 seconds behind Savely Korostelyev in the 20 km classic mass start at the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen.
- Bolshunov skipped the post-race podium because he was already traveling home, senior coach Yuri Borodavko told TASS.
- The Russian Ski Federation suspended Bolshunov for the length of Alexander Bakurov’s recovery after Bolshunov shoved him following a sprint semifinal, causing injury.
- Korostelyev publicly criticized Bolshunov over the Bakurov incident, sharing the video and writing, “And this is the pride of the country?”
- Bolshunov apologized for the shove but asserted that athletes from coach Egor Sorin’s group, which includes Korostelyev, have been obstructing and cutting him off on course.