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Bolshunov and Iivo Niskanen of Finland led the race through the first four classic ski laps but Russias Denis Spitsov passed Niskanen once. Bolshunov withdrew hours before the mens sprint freestyle was scheduled to start on Tuesday.
Cross Country Skiing Men S Sprint Classic Bronze Medalist Alexander Bolshunov Of Olympic Athlete From Russia Gold Medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Of Nor Lyzhi
The 25-year-old world champion who is expected to take part in five more events in Beijing greeted compatriot Denis.
. Theses training sessions are. Bolshunov pulled away from Niskanen halfway through the first skate lap and Spitsov caught him. Bolshunov has finished on the podium in every Olympic event he has entered.
For the 25-year-old Bolshunov it was a first Olympic title after he earned three silver medals and a bronze in PyeongChang four years ago. By the second skate lap Spitsov gained time on Niskanen and the two Norwegians continued to chase. Bolshunov then issued a personal invitation to journalists to come see the Russian team train and to see the work they put in to get to the Olympics.
Norway swept the Olympic podium in the skiathlon in 2018 but defending champion Simen Hegstad Krüger was not able to defend his title after testing. Bolshunov the World Cup leader in distance races grabbed a Russian Olympic Committee flag in the final stretch and waved it in the air as. He was a top contender to medal and there was no substitutions for him from the ROC cross-country.
Holund never caught him. Bolshunov claimed the first top prize of the 2022 Games for the Russian Olympic Committee ROC team when he won the 30km skiathlon title on Sunday with countryman Denis Spitsov finishing second.
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