MOSCOW, Mar 11 in the World Cup season stage in Swedish Falun. In the final, Jouve showed a time of 3 minutes 3.62 seconds. The second was the Finn Yoni Myaki (backlog — 0.49 seconds), the third — the Frenchman Luka Shanava (+0.52). On March 3, a similar start took place in the Norwegian Drammen, the French took the same places. Shanava was on the podium in the third sprint in a row. Zhuv won the small Crystal Globe in the sprint standings (568 points), beating Norwegian Johannes Klebo (562) by six points. Richard became the first Frenchman in history to win the small Crystal Globe. Klebo did not compete in Falun due to the effects of the coronavirus. The third was Shanava (461). Russians Alexander Terentyev (292) — sixth place and Gleb Retivykh (212) — ninth place got into the top ten. Alexander Bolshunov took 15th place (140). Against the backdrop of aggravated Russian-Ukrainian relations, the International Ski Federation (FIS) first deprived Russia of the right to host the World Cup Final in Tyumen, and then decided not to allow athletes to participate in competitions under the auspices of the organization of athletes from Russia and Belarus. This decision was made in accordance with the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ban will remain in effect until the end of the 2021/22 season.
