SYKTYVKAR, Mar 27 Alexander Bolshunov wins the skiathlon at the Russian Ski Championship race, which takes place in Syktyvkar. The three-time winner of the Beijing Olympics covered the distance of 30 km in 1 hour 14 minutes 59.4 seconds. Ilya Semikov became the silver medalist (lag — 20.6 seconds), bronze — Stanislav Volzhentsev (+21.0). For the 25-year-old Bolshunov, this is the tenth gold medal of the Russian championships. At the 2022 Olympics, the athlete won the skiathlon. Denis Spitsov, who became second in this discipline in Beijing, took 11th place on Sunday at the Russian Championship (+28.5). failed to climb to the highest position on the podium. In the sprint competitions of the Russian Championship on Saturday, Bolshunov became the second. Skiathlon is a discipline that includes the passage of the first half of the track in the classical style, the second — in the free style. After the first half of the race, the athletes change their skis.
