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A.Bolshunov led at the end of the track, but his stick broke during the collision with Johannes Klaebo.
According to the rules, the skier must not obstruct the athlete who is overtaking him, but is also responsible for not obstructing the advancing opponent.
Olympic champion J. Klaebo edged out the Russian, but this stick got stuck behind the Norwegian stick in front. A. Bolhunov broke his pole when slipping on a Norwegian ski.
Finally, J. Klaebo finished first, the second Norwegian Emil Iverson, second, and A. Bolshunov, third. However, this was not the final lineup.
Photo by Scanpix / Incident at the 50km World Ski Championships.
Great chaos ensued in the judging room.
Representatives of Russia invaded there and began to demand that Klaebo be disqualified.
The interpretation of the relationship took half an hour before the official knowledge appeared.
“If they decide to disqualify us, I’ll throw it all away. I am not going to the award ceremony, “A. Bolshunov told Russian television.
Photo by Scanpix / Alexander Bolshunov The cane breaks.
Finally, the judges failed: Johannes Klaebo, who won, was disqualified.
Gold went to Emil Iverson, second place went to A. Bolshunov and third place went to Norwegian Simen Hegstad Krueger.
Photo by Scanpix / The World Ski Championship incident in the 50km race changed the final classification.
However, even such a decision caused dissatisfaction among the Russian skier. He refused to put a silver medal around his neck.
Photo by Scanpix / Incident at the 50km World Ski Championships.
“Alexander believes that he or Klaebo should have gotten the gold today, not Emil Iversen,” explained Sergei Lisin, a reporter for the Russian channel Mach, in a conversation with a Russian skier.
It was confirmed that the Russian team had protested against the gold medal awarded to E. Iverson.
When Eirik Myhras Nossum, the coach of the Norwegian men’s ski team, found out and shrugged: “It all has nothing to do with Emil. He did nothing wrong. He grunted when he could. “
At the World Championships in Germany, A. Bolshunov only paused for a short time in front of the television cameras after the goal, but did not speak much.
“I was sad and crying. It was a great opportunity to win the second gold medal at the World Championships. A broken stick ruined his chances. That’s why he cried, “Lisin explained.
The chaos of the protests did not end on Sunday. Norwegian coach EMNossum confirmed that the Norwegians have also lodged a protest. It can take up to 48 hours for final decisions to be made.
Klaebo, 24, has already won 3 gold medals at this world championship, adding to his collection three gold awards from his 2018 Pyongyang Olympics.
Whatever the final decision of the race, which ended in scandal on Sunday, the 10-day World Cup in Germany ended with Norway’s triumph on Sunday.
The athletes of this country obtained 31 medals -13 gold, 11 silver and 7 bronze- of the championship, in which the athletes of the Nordic duel and the trampoline jumps also competed. Second in the medal table is Austria with seven awards.
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