MOSCOW, February 26 participation in the final stage of the freestyle sprint at the World Junior and Youth Championships due to poor health, she wrote about this on her Instagram. Stepanova had to run in the second quarterfinal race. All three Russian skiers reached the semi-finals — Natalya Merkulova, Anastasia Faleeva and Anna Grukhvina. «Today is not my day. I had to withdraw from the U-23 sprint final after qualifying. Apparently, acclimatization after Beijing. I hope to still run in the mixed relay tomorrow «, — wrote the athlete. The world championship in cross-country skiing among juniors and youth takes place in Norwegian Lugna from February 22 to 27.
