Russia (bbabo.net), - Let's start with some great news from Ligne, Norway, where the Junior World Championships are taking place. On the eve of the men's mass start, Alexander Ivshin won, ahead of Savely Korostelev and Nikita Denisov.
This success was not enough for our guys, and a day later, a quartet consisting of Nikita Rodionov, Alexander Ivshin, Nikita Denisov and Savely Korostelev won the relay, more than twenty seconds ahead of the Norwegians and Americans.
Well, on February 26 in Finnish Lahti the World Cup stage starts, where the best of the best will go. As part of the Russian men's team, three-time Beijing champion Alexander Bolshunov will fight Finn Iivo Niskanen and Norwegian Johannes Klebo.
San Sanych continues to chase the Norwegian in the fight for the Big Crystal Globe, and he is quite capable of playing back the lead of 368 points.
In women's Lahti, we will see the leader of the World Cup, Olympic relay champion Natalya Nepryaeva.
As for the stage schedule, on Saturday, February 26, the athletes will run a freestyle sprint. The beginning of the final races at 15.30 Moscow time.
On the 27th, women will run a ten-kilometer distance in the classical style from a separate start (beginning at 13.30), and men will run 15 kilometers (at 15.30). Broadcasts can be seen on the Match TV channel.
By the way
The press service of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) announced the composition of the national team for the World Cup stage in Kontiolahti, Finland, which starts on March 3. Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov, Karim Khalili, Daniil Serokhvostov, Anton Babikov, Maxim Tsvetkov will go to Finland as part of the men's team. The women's team included Kristina Reztsova, Uliana Nigmatullina, Irina Kazakevich, Svetlana Mironova, Natalia Gerbulova, Victoria Slivko.
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