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Russian Cup in cross-country skiing: when did it start, where to watch the sprint online in Kirovo-Chepetsk on December 27
On Saturday, December 27, as part of the fifth stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup in cross-country skiing, men’s and women’s sprint races will be held in Kirovo-Chepetsk.
Athletes will start qualifying at 11:00 Moscow time, the quarterfinals will begin at 13:00. The competition will be shown live on the Match TV and Match! Arena” (from 10:30), as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
For women, 64 athletes are included in the starting protocol, including Tatyana Sorina, Yulia Stupak, Anastasia Faleeva, Alina Pekletsova, Elizaveta Pantrina, Evgenia Krupitskaya and others.
For men, 116 people are registered for the start, among the participants are Ivan Yakimushkin, Alexander Terentyev, Sergey Ardashev, Ilya Semikov, Alexander Bakurov, Alexey Chervotkin, Denis Spitsov and others. On Friday, Match TV correspondent Andrei Romanov reported that three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov would miss this stage of the Russian Cup.
Source: Sportbox
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