Beijing, Feb 12, Sergey Fuks. Alexey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov and Sergey Ustyugov will run as part of the Russian national team in the 4×10 km relay at the Beijing Olympics, Elena Vyalbe, head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), said. The men's relay will take place on February 13. The athletes will run the first two stages in the classical style, the last two in the free style. «The composition of the Russian team for the relay by stages: Chervotkin, Bolshunov, Spitsov and Ustyugov,» said Vyalbe. then the team was represented by Bolshunov, Spitsov, Chervotkin and Andrey Larkov. Earlier on Saturday, Russian skiers Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova won the 4×5 km relay and brought the team the third gold of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Also thanks to this result, the Russian team rose to seventh place in the medal standings of the Games. In total, the Russians have 13 awards (three gold, four silver, six bronze).
