[HIGHLIGHTS] She kept her word: Stepanova won the mass start at the Russian Cup, Bolshunov dealt with Chervotkin at the finish line

Veronika Stepanova won the mass start at the Russian Cup in Tyumen. Alexander Bolshunov beat Alexey Chervotkin at the finish line.

Anton Timashov snatched bronze from Pavel Solovyov. Stepanova took gold in the time trial at the tournament in Kazan, but in the skiathlon she was content with silver, and the day before she was only ninth in the sprint. In turn, it was the undisputed turn of the Russian skigemon, who won 16 stages in a row.