[HIGHLIGHTS] Against the background of Stepanova’s failure: Bolshunov and Kuleshova won the skiathlon at the Russian Championship

Alexander Bolshunov won his 23rd victory in a row in personal races this season. Three-time Olympic champion repel the attack of Alexei Chervotkin at the finish line.

Among women, Anastasia Kuleshova won gold in a similar discipline, ahead of Alina Pekletsova and Lidiya Gorbunova. The main sensation with a minus sign was the disastrous performance of the Olympic champion in the relay, Veronica Stepanova, who for the first time this season remained outside the top three medalists.