The 2011 world champion in cross-country skiing, Canadian Devon Kershaw, spoke about the leadership of the Russian woman Natalia Nepryaeva in the overall World Cup standings. He spoke about this in the Fasterskier podcast.
“It seems that she will still win the Big Crystal Globe. Theoretically, it can still be overtaken, but it is unlikely that anyone will succeed. I hope Nepryaeva wins the overall World Cup, she was the best distance racer of the season, and I can’t imagine how hard it is for her, ”he said. Kershaw noted that the Russian runs the classics well and spends the best season in her career. The Canadian stressed that it does not matter to him what flag the athlete performs under, she deserves victory in the overall standings.
Four races before the end of the season, Nepryaeva leads the overall World Cup standings. Her closest competitor, American Jessica Diggins, is 252 points behind.
At the Beijing Olympics, Nepryaeva won silver in the skiathlon, gold in the relay and bronze in the team sprint. She is the first Russian skier to win the Tour de Ski overall standings.
Source: Lenta
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