The drama on the ski CR-2025: the favorite collapsed at the finish and dragged the leader of the season. And the champion of the Olympiad hijacked all

Ustyugov-a champion of a crazy sprint in Kazan. In Kazan, at the Russian ski championship, 2025 was a sprint of classics in men. The qualification remained for Sergey Ardashev – The leader of the Cup of Russia. Together with him, the best got into the top three Alexander Terentyev And Sergey Ustyugov is a champion in this type of program of 2023. Ardashev decided not to lose to anyone, so in the quarter -finals he joined the work from the start. I tried to sit behind him Alexei ChervotkinBut there was not enough strength. But Ermil Vokuev, Being a master of dubbling, he was able to impose the struggle of Ardashev. As a result, skiers brought the rivals for more than a second at the finish.vk.com/ski_tatarstan Savelya Korostelev It seemed that he would be a favorite with Alexander BakurovBut everything turned out not so predictable. Korostelev was able to hold the first position in the course of the sprint, but Bakurov tactically poorly held the quarterfinals, not going further. From the second place a veteran got to the semifinals Andrey Parfenov.Alexander Bolshunov He brought almost all rivals to the finish line. I only fell away Kirill Kochegarovwho broke the stick in the contact struggle shortly after the start of the race. True, I could not hold the leadership of San Sanych. Vladislav Osipov He went to the first position and already did not yield to anyone. Bolshunov, I must say, was not eager to beat the young rival. He further had enough second place for the passage. Terentyev in the fourth race forced his fans to be nervous. He was not in the best position at the finish. To fight for the passage to the semifinals, he needed to go to another skiing, but he did not stubbornly do this. He started only 5-10 meters. The prize-winner of the Olympiad was able to beat his rivals and showed that for so long he did not join the struggle not because of the lack of strength, but in his confidence in them. The second drove Vladislav Afanasyev.RIA Novosti Fin Konstantin Tiunov And the Ustyugs were powerfully charged. Both managed to work in the head of the group. At the finish, the skiers dropped their rivals, but they did not slow down the pace for a long time. It was possible to cool a couple of meters before the crossing of the line. True, their fastest quarter -finals did not work. Lucky-galluses are steel Sergey Zabaluev And Ilya Semikovwho fled in other races. The first semifinals suggested to remain with Korostelev, who was the leader of the entire distance, but at the finish, opponents were massively inhabited by him. Ardashev tried to get around Savelia on a parallel track, but Vokuev closed him. He put the same in the unpleasant position of Osipov. The talented young sprinter bypassed Korostelev, and then found a loophole and Vokuyev. In the second semifinal it was no less intense. At the finish, Ustyugov, Terentyev and Bolshunov clashed. For some time there were Ustyugs and Bolshunov ahead, but then San Sanych began to lag behind. As a result, he was left without the finals. Ustyugov and Terentyev went there. After the race, Sergei expressed his discontent to Bolshunov for the struggle, not according to the rules at the turn leading to the finish line. There, San Sanych, when rebuilding, drove the opponent of skiing. The ridge turned out to be not the fastest, so Korostelev and Ardashev passed in time.RIA Novosti finale Ustyugov went Va-Bank, realizing that Terentyev at the finish line would be very strong. The Olympic champion could not create a gap from the rivals, but he rolled out to the stadium first. Terentyev worked next to him, but during hard work stumbled and fell. Following the snow was Ardashev, who was ready to fight for the medal. Sergei was very angry, actively expressing his discontent to Alexander. Korostelev could also be in the blockage, but he was lucky to resist his feet. At this time, Ustyugov finished first. The second place went to Osipov. Korostelev, often distinguished by his bad luck in sprint races, closed the three.Video

Russian Championship – 2025 on skiing. Kazan

Sprint, classic style1. Sergey Ustyugov – 3.02.51
2. Vladislav Osipov – +0.75
3. Savely Korostelev – +1,44
4. Ermil Pokuev – +4.34
5. Sergey Ardashev – +11.41
6. Alexander Terentyev – +15.06.