Overview
- Biathlete Alexander Logunov won the 10 km sprint at the Russian Cup in Demino in 22:03.3 with clean shooting, edging Kirill Bazhin by 3.4 seconds as Roman Eremin placed third.
- Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov captured the 15 km freestyle individual start at the Russian Cup in Kazan in 32:22.2 for his first victory of the season.
- Nikita Filippov finished third in the ski mountaineering World Cup sprint at Courchevel in 2:46.2, earning his first career World Cup podium.
- The IOC sent Filippov a personal invitation in December for Milan–Cortina 2026, making him the first Russian to qualify for the Games via World Cup results in his sport.
- At the para Nordic World Cup in Finsterau, Anastasia Bagiyan won the women’s vision-impaired 10 km mass start (NS1) in 28:47.5 with guide Sergey Sinyakin, and Ivan Golubkov took third in the men’s 10 km sit-ski (LW11.5) in 29:27.2.