Russian ski mountaineer Filippov took bronze at the World Cup in Italy

On March 22, Russian ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov won a bronze medal in the sprint race at the World Cup in Val Martello, Italy.

The winner was the Spaniard Oriol Cardona Kohl with a score of 2 minutes 56.8 seconds. The second place was taken by Swiss Arnaud Lita, 2.1 seconds behind the leader. Filippov finished third with a time of 3 minutes 2.2 seconds, losing 5.4 seconds to the winner.

Other Russians — Andrey Fedorov, Pavel Yakimov, Daniil Slushkin and Alexander Antonov — completed the fight at the first round stage.

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Filippov announced on January 14 that he plans to ski from the top of Mount Everest. The height of Mount Everest is 8848 m. In 2025, the Pole Andrzej Bargel was able to climb Mount Everest and ski down it without oxygen.

Filippov became the only Russian sprint medalist at the 2026 Olympics on February 22. The Russian athlete won the silver medal, losing to the Spaniard Oriol Cardona Kohl.On March 4, the Russian became the winner of the European Sprint Championship. In the final race, the 23-year-old ski mountaineer covered the distance in 2 minutes 58.6 seconds.

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