Bolshunov
He won the 2021 World Championships in this event also earning a silver in the 50-kilometer race. Bolshunov the top-ranked distance competitor in the World Cup was a favorite entering the event.
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Bolshunov and Iivo Niskanen of Finland led the race through the first.
. He pushed ahead on the final climb into the stadium and won in 1 hour 11 minutes 327 seconds. Norway swept the Olympic podium in the skiathlon in 2018 but defending champion Simen Hegstad Krüger was not able to defend. Bolshunov pulled away from Niskanen halfway through the first skate lap and Spitsov caught him.
Holund never caught him. By the second skate lap Spitsov gained time on Niskanen and the two Norwegians continued to chase. Bolshunov grabbed a Russian Olympic Committee flag in the final stretch and waved it in the air as he crossed the finish line.
Russian teammate Ivan Yakimushkin. Bolshunov was part of a five-man breakaway in the last kilometer.
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