MOSCOW, December 14, Vasily Bogdanov. Senior coach of the Russian national team cross-country skier Yuri Borodavko said that Alexander Bolshunov’s back injury does not bother him, his training is going according to schedule.
On Thursday, Bolshunov won the classic style sprint at the third stage of the Russian Cup in cross-country skiing, which takes place in Kirovo-Chepetsk (4 minutes 14.31 seconds). The leader of the Russian national team suffered a back injury in August during a training camp in Raubichi (Belarus).
«»Fortunately, the injury is not a concern yet. We are going according to schedule, based on his condition, the work is underway. We can say that everything is going as usual. As for the last race, today there was fresh snow. Much depended on the which track the athletes will finish. We hoped for a fight at the end, but, unfortunately, Alexander Terentyev jumped to the outer radius and practically gave up competition for first place. Alexey Chervotkin was pleasantly surprised. So the emotions from the race are positive, a lot of useful information,» said Wart.