SYKTYVKAR, 2 Apr. Skier Natalia Nepryaeva became the winner of the race from a general free start 30 km style at the Russian Championship, which takes place in Syktyvkar. The Olympic champion covered the distance in 1 hour 17 minutes 51.9 seconds. The second place was taken by Elizaveta Shalaboda (backlog — 1.9 seconds). The third was Maria Istomina (+3.4). Nepryaeva is 26 years old, she is the Beijing Olympic champion in the relay race, the silver medalist in the skiathlon and the bronze medal in the team sprint. In 2018, Nepryaeva won the Olympic bronze medal in the relay team. She also has three world championship medals. Previously, Nepryaeva won the sprint, skiathlon, separate start race and team sprint with Svetlana Nikolaeva. In the relay, the Nepryaeva team took third place. The Russian Championship will end on April 3.
