Overview
- Official start lists show Savely Korostelyov and Darya Nepryaeva are not entered for the freestyle sprint at the World Cup stop in Oberhof.
- Korostelyov and Nepryaeva remain the only Russian cross-country skiers granted the right to pursue international starts under neutral status.
- Alexander Terentyev won the men’s classic sprint at the Russian Cup in Kazan in 2:56.40, edging Sergey Ardashev by 0.24 seconds with Konstantin Tiunov third.
- Alexander Bolshunov advanced from a quarterfinal after Sergey Zabaluev was relegated to sixth for an on‑course cut, then the three-time Olympic champion was eliminated in the semifinals.
- In biathlon at Demino, Kirill Bazhin captured the 12.5 km pursuit in 31:02.8 with two misses, ahead of Ilnaz Mukhamedzyanov and Karim Halili.