Ardashev wins mass start at the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championships

Skier Sergei Ardashev took first place in the 50km freestyle mass start at the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Region.

The athlete showed a result of two hours 32.7 seconds on December 26.

Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov took second place 0.7 seconds behind. Third was Pavel Solovyev, who came 1.6 seconds later.

Silver series: how Bolshunov is gradually gaining form

Our most titled skier has two second places, biathlete Latypov won for the first time in a month

Earlier, on December 1, Bolshunov finished ninth during the Russian Cup competition in Khakassia. At the same time, the athlete was hampered by the fact that a drone crashed into him during a stage of the course.