“To use team tactics, it is necessary that the Russian skiers were close to the finish line, and it turns out that only the Norwegian national team and I alone remain to the finish line,” RIA Novosti quotes the Russian skier as saying.

Alexander Bolshunov became the winner of the overall standings of the World Cup, and at the World Championships he won gold in the skiathlon, silver in the relay and bronze in the team sprint and marathon.

Earlier, Klebo spoke about the scandal in the marathon at the World Cup in skiing.