MOSCOW, Mar 12 Russian Alexander Bolshunov became second in the World Cup distance standings -2021/22 in cross-country skiing. Finn Iivo Niskanen won with 493 points, Bolshunov has 418 points. The third was the Norwegian Johannes Klebo (413). The Russian Aleksey Chervotkin also made it to the top ten — seventh place (307). Russian Alexander Terentyev won the youth classification (330), the German Friedrich Moh (213) was second, and the Swede William Poromaa (162) was third. The International Ski Federation (FIS) at against the background of the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations, first deprived Russia of the right to host the World Cup Final in Tyumen, and then decided not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in competitions under the auspices of the organization. This decision was made in accordance with the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the ban will be valid until the end of the 2021/22 season.
