BEJING, Feb 11 Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov took second place in the race with Classical individual start at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The victory was won by Finn Iivo Niskanen, who overcame a distance of 15 kilometers in 37 minutes 54.8 seconds. Bolshunov gave him 23.2 seconds. Johannes Klebo of Norway (+37.5) is third. Russian Alexei Chervotkin finished fifth (+56.9), Ilya Semikov — ninth (+1.39.9), Ivan Yakimushkin — 13th (+1.57.8). Now the national team has two gold, four silver and six bronze medals. In the medal standings, the country rose to eighth place. The Germans lead the table, followed by the Norwegians and Austrians.
