From the clip of the Russian team, the bronze medalist of the 2022 Olympics Khalili spent, perhaps, the most stable season. The victories in the sprint classification and the pursuit classification confirm this once again. However, the fate of the Russian Cup was decided in the last race – a huge mass start. In addition to Khalili, Alexander Povarnitsyn claimed the main trophy. Before the race, Karim, who was leading the general classification, led his pursuers by 17 points and, under certain circumstances, could miss out on the Cup victory. But Khalili faced his emotions and finished third in the mass start. Povarnitsyn showed the fourth result.
– I thought that the best thing would be that we go together to the last lap and find the strongest there. And I go out to the last round and I see that Sasha is right there,” Karim said on Match TV.
For women, the outcome turned out to be even more intriguing. At the mass start, Goreeva was left only 12th, allowing Victoria Slivko, who finished sixth, to catch up in the overall standings. The girls got 543 points each. But in terms of the number of victories in the season, Goreeva turned out to be higher.
