Overview
- Alina Pekletsova won the 20 km skiathlon in 57:53.2, finishing 55.4 seconds ahead of Elizaveta Shalaboda with Evgeniya Krupitskaya third at +57.5.
- Ivan Gorbunov captured the men’s freestyle sprint on Saturday in 3:05.50, edging Sergey Ardashev by 0.05 seconds with Konstantin Tiunov third at +0.27.
- Elizaveta Pantrina took the women’s freestyle sprint in 3:35.49, with Ksenia Shorokhova second at +0.38 and Anastasia Faleeva third at +0.70.
- Event organizers indicate the men’s skiathlon will decide the finale of the fifth Russian Cup stage on Sunday.
- Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov did not compete at this stage, shaping the competitive landscape.