On Friday, January 23, at the fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Biathlon Cup in the Belarusian Raubichi, the men’s sprint race will be held.

The competition will begin at 15:30 Moscow time. The live broadcast will be available from 15:20 on the Match TV and Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

45 athletes will compete at the start of the pursuit. The world champion in this discipline Alexander Loginov will go into the race in fifth place, the leader of the small classification Eduard Latypov will start the race in 16th place, and Belarusian Anton Smolsky, who leads the overall standings of the Commonwealth Cup, will start the race in 22nd place. Also performing in the sprint will be Kirill Bazhin, Karim Khalili, Daniil Serohvostov, Alexander Povarnitsyn and others.

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On Friday, January 23, a women’s sprint race will be held in Raubichi, Belarus, which will open the competitive program of the fourth stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Biathlon Cup.

The athletes will start the 7.5 km distance at 12:00 Moscow time. Watch the live broadcast of the race from 11:50 on the TV channels “Match TV” and “Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

38 athletes entered the sprint. The race will be attended by Olympic silver medalists Irina Kazakevich, Kristina Reztsova and Svetlana Mironova, as well as Natalia Shevchenko, Inna Tereshchenko, Victoria Slivko, Victoria Metelya, Anastasia Khalili, Elizaveta Burundukova and other Russians.

Olympic champion Dinara Smolskaya, world championship bronze medalist Anna Sola, Elena Kulak, Irina Shakleina, Ksenia Vorobey, Victoria Shashkova and Anna Pestereva will compete for Belarus.

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Peter Gumennik’s coach Veronica Daineko told Match TV that the skater has an electronic visa for the Olympic Games in Italy, so there should be no problems with access to the competition.

Earlier, Gumennik said that he does not plan to obtain a visa to enter Italy for the Olympic Games. The Russian figure skater won the qualifying tournament for the Olympics last year and won the right to participate in the Games.

— Petya doesn’t have to worry about his visa. Since he passed the qualifying tournament, he has an electronic visa, which is included in his accreditation for the Olympic Games,” Daineko told Match TV.

Earlier, Gumennik accepted the invitation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2026 Games. The skater will compete in neutral status.

The Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from 6 to 22 February.