US skiers Ben Ogden, Gus Schumacher and James Clinton Schoonmaker talked about their conversation with Russian Alexander Bolshunov on the Nordic Nation podcast.
The athletes said they were surprised by the behavior of the Russian world champion. In their opinion, in life he is a positive and open person, when, like in races, he looks harsh. “We are, shall we say, the newly minted superfans of Bolshunov. We talked with him, he speaks a little English. He’s cool, ”the American skiers emphasized.
Earlier, Russian skier Veronica Stepanova said that she congratulated her rival from Norway Teresa Johaug with silver in the individual race at the World Cup in Lillehamer. According to the Russian woman, the Norwegian was surprised by her ability to speak English with her.
Bolshunov is the current owner of the World Cup. The 24-year-old Russian also won it the season before last.
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