“They’re already losing”: a coach criticized the Russians’ results at the Tour de Ski.

The results of Russian skiers Saveliy Korostelev and Daria Nepryaeva at the start of the Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy, were disappointing, said Yuri Borodavko, head coach of the Russian national team, in an interview with RIA Novosti. He added that the athletes could achieve better results in future races.
The result isn’t very good, since the competition hasn’t even really begun, and they’re already about a minute behind the leaders. <…> Let’s hope they can do better in the distance races, the agency’s source emphasized.
It was previously reported that Nepryaeva failed to qualify for the freestyle sprint at the first stage of the 2025/26 Tour de Ski.The athlete showed a time of 2:56.27, this result was not enough to get into the top 30 and reaching the quarterfinals. Korostelev also failed to reach the top thirty.
Before this, it became known that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
granted neutral status to Russian alpine skier Yulia Pleshkova. 28-year-old
The athlete can now take part in the Olympic qualifying competitions in Italy. Seven Belarusian skiers also made the list.