Zhukova and Glavatskikh win the Skiathlon, first tests of the Russian championships in cross-country skiing

Have opened today in Kononovskaya national championships Russian cross-country skiing. The first titles, those of Skiathlon, went to Natalia Zhukova among women and Konstantin Glavatskikh among men.

Saturday 21 March 2015 4 minutes reading time

The women's race was won a bit & rsquo; surprise by Natalia Zhukova. The 22 year old goes in 7.5 km classic technique, changing skis by a wide margin on the pursuers and managed not only to maintain but also to increase its advantage even in the 7.5 Km to skating. Behind him square Yulia Tchekaleva, the favorite of the eve, he's right in the sprint of Nadezhda Shuniaeva. Pi & ugrave; unplug the other, with the young Lilia Vasilieva fourth and fifth Ksenia Podoprigora. SKIATHLON FEMALE CN RUSSIA & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. Natalia Zhukova 50: 18.2 2. TCHEKALEVA Yulia +29.6 +32.5 4. 3. SHUNIAEVA Nadezhda Vasilieva Lilia +52.0 +52.5 5. Podoprigora Ksenia Click here for the complete ranking Not surprisingly, however the success of Konstantin Glavatskikh in Skiathlon men, and for two reasons. The first & egrave; that & rsquo; now 30 year-old has shown in Oslo to be in great shape, the second & egrave; that many of the Russians pi & ugrave; strong (from Vylegzhanin to Legkov, by Belov in Chernousov) were absent. Glavatskikh succeeds cos & Igrave; to establish themselves at the photo finish on Petr Sedov and Raul Shakirzianov, completing the podium. Nikolay Khokhryakov fourth, while the & rsquo; expert Ivan Arteev wins the sprint for fifth place in a large group arrived however at a safe distance from the first four. Withdrawn two of the possible favorites such as Sergey and Andrey Ustiugov Larkov. SKIATHLON MALE CN RUSSIA & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. GLAVATSKIKH Konstantin 1: 26: 38.3 2. SEDOV Petr +0.1 +1.0 Raul SHAKIRZIANOV 3. 4. 5. ARTEEV Ivan Khokhryakov Nikolay +4.0 +54.5 Click here for the complete ranking The program of the Russian national championships will take forward & agrave; tomorrow with Sprint free technique; Tuesdays & Igrave; will be scheduled for 10 Km and 15 Km male female, both skating and starting at intervals, while next Sunday March 29 will close with 30 Km and 50 Km male female, both classical technique and mass start. & Nbsp;

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