The failure of Alexander Bolshunov in the sprint qualification at the World Cup stage in Dresden, Germany may be due to the poor form of the Russian. This is how Sergei Kryanin, a member of the Presidium of the Federation of Cross-Country Skiing of Russia (FLGR), explained the failure of the athlete in an interview with Chempionat.com.
The specialist also noted that the race took place on a specific track. “So Sasha is not ready now, he was a little unlucky. Maybe he still feels bad, ”Kryanin said.
Sprint qualifying took place earlier Saturday, December 18th. The athlete was unable to reach the quarterfinals, finishing in 31st place in the preliminary race. Among the Russians, Alexander Terentyev and Gleb Retivykh were able to overcome the first stage of qualification.
Bolshunov is the 2021 world skiathlon champion and four-time medalist of the 2018 Olympics. Also on the account of the Russian was victories in the overall standings of the World Cup in the seasons 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.
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