Russia has announced a very strong cross country team for the Oberstdorf World Ski Championships.
Etusuora: 17.02.2021 15:56Cross country skiing
Aleksandr Bolshunov. Photo: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Russia published their cross country team for the World Ski Championships held in Oberstdorf 24.2.-7.3.. The team is full of medal candidates and world cup top names.
The men´s team includes number one Aleksander Bolshunov and Sergei Ustjugov as well as five other male skiers who are in top eight in the overall world cup standings.
In the women´s team Natalia Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Yulia Stupak are the most likely medal candidates. Nepryaeva injured her hand in Falun a couple of weeks back and it´s a bit surprising that she has made it back to top form before the world champs.
Team Russia
cross country skiing
| Women | Men |
| Lily Vasilyeva | Sergey Ardashev |
| Alisa Zhambalova | Evgeniy Belov |
| Maria Istomina | Alexander Bolshunov |
| Yana Brick | Artem Maltsev |
| Evgenia Krupitskaya | Andrey Melnichenko |
| Matsokina Hristina | Gleb Retivykh |
| Natalia Nepryaeva | Ilya Semikov |
| Anna Nechayevskaya | Denis Spitsov |
| Tatyana Sorina | Alexander Terentiev |
| Veronica Stepanova | Sergey Ustiugov |
| Yulia Stupak | Alexey Chervotkin |
| Anastasia Faleeva | Ivan Yakimushkin |
See also: Oberstdorf World Ski Championships – Schedule & Timetables