Russian Championships in Dobbiaco

However, there is one athlete who is a step above his teammates. Namely Alexander Bolshunov. The 24-year-old was also in a class of his own on the second Toblach stage and celebrated his fourth victory in total. On Wednesday, the defending Tour de Ski champion left Ivan Yakimushkin and Evgeniy Belov behind by 15 and 55,5 seconds, respectively, in the 55,6-kilometer classic pursuit. Only the sixth-placed Frenchman Maurice Manificat prevented a Russian eight-fold victory. Francesco De Fabiani ended up as the best Azzurro in 16th place. After the Norwegians decided not to take part in the tour, the Russians are simply the measure of all things among the men this year. Bolshunov before defending his title In the overall standings, Bolshunov is now 2.06 minutes ahead of Artem Maltsev (Russia). Manificat (+2,09) is currently in third place. Federico Pellegrino is the best Azzurro in 3th place. He is 11 minutes behind Bolshunov. A Russian also won in the women's category In the women's race, the Russian Yulia Stupak secured victory over 10 kilometers. Behind her, Ebba Andersson (+0,7 seconds) from Sweden and the American Jessica Diggins (+0,8) landed in the next places. Diggins also leads the overall ranking, 22 seconds ahead of her teammate Rosie Brennan, who finished 4th on Wednesday. Anna Comarella is the best Azzurra in the overall ranking in 21st place. She ended up in 17th place in the second Toblach race. After a rest day on Thursday, the final weekend in Fiemme Valley is on the program from Friday. There will be three stages each for women and men until Sunday. Tour de Ski in Toblach: The results from Wednesday Herren: Pos Name Country Time 1. Alexander Bolshunov RUS 34.32,9 Minutes 2. Ivan Yakimushkin RUS +55,5 seconds 3. Evgeniy Belov RUS +55,6 4. Alexey Chervotikin RUS +56,8 5. Andrei Melnichenko RUS +56,8 16. Francesco De Fabiani* ITA +2.14,7 minutes 19. Federico Pellegrino* ITA +2.36,1 24. Giandomenico Salvadori* ITA +3.05,9 *Azzurri in the top 30 Damen: Pos Name Country Time 1. Yulia Stupak RUS 29.24,7 Minutes 2. Ebba Andersson SWE +0,7 seconds 3. Jessie Diggins USA +0,8 4. Rosie Brennan USA +17,3 5. Krista Permakoski END +37,3 17. Anna Comarella* ITA +2.00,2 minutes 21. Lucia Scardoni* ITA +2,06,9 minutes *Azzurre in the top 30

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Russian Championships in Dobbiaco

The men's Tour de Ski remains firmly in Russian hands. Like the day before, there was also a five-fold victory on Wednesday.

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