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50 k. Over a race that distance, so much can happen. Sunday though, the biggest moves came in the final 200 meters or so as Russia's Alexander Bolshunov and Norway's Johannes Høsflot Klæbo flowed into the final straight. 2017 50 k World Champion Alexy Harvey goes deep with Kershaw to makes sense of it all.
No matter how you look at it, pro-Russia, pro-Norway, pro-fun racing, Bolshunov went wide to close the door on Klæbo and the Norwegian sprinter nearly lost his balance dodging V-boards, ski tips, and Bolshunov’s physical presence. During the brush-up, with no crowd noise, you can hear Bolshunov’s pole crack with the bottom half falling to the ground after he stuck it between his legs.As Klæbo and Bolshunov re-centered, both now with barely enough room to push the pedals down, the drag race ensured with, as one might guess, Klæbo winning and Bolshunov, with one effective pole, losing ground.
As a former World Champion and veteran World Cup cross-country ski racer, Kershaw provides an unfiltered look at elite level cross-country ski racing. Tune in after every World Cup weekend.