Alexander Bolshunov

The ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov won the men’s cross-country freestyle event on Saturday to capture his third gold and fifth overall medal at the Winter Olympics. The event, which was originally a 50km race, was shortened to 30km and delayed by an hour due to weather conditions at Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre.

Alexander Bolshunov sprinted to his third Olympic gold medal on Saturday in a 30-kilometer mass start cross-country ski race that was rescheduled and shortened because of strong wind and frigid temperatures. The Russian was part of a five-man breakaway in the final kilometer. He pushed ahead on the final climb...

Alexander Bolshunov may not be a house-hold name in America, but that doesn’t mean he’s not one of the most decorated Olympians at the 2022 Winter Games. The 25-year-old will try to lead Team ROC to victory in the men’s team sprint, if so, it’ll be his fourth medal of these Games. He will have to beat rival Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Team Norway. Bolshunov has won a medal in every event he’s participated in at the Olympics, both in Beijing and at the 2018 PyeongChang Games. He is the youngest athlete – man or woman – in any sport to win at least seven medals at the Olympic Winter Games.

With hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok, ROC Olympic gold medalist Alexander Bolshunov became an internet sensation overnight after his gold medal run in the men's 30km skiathlon. Source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/alexander-bolshunov-becomes-viral-sensation-overnight.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China -- Russian athlete Alexander Bolshunov pulled away from the pack early and won the first men's cross-country skiing gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday in the 30-kilometer skiathlon. Bolshunov, the World Cup leader in distance races, grabbed a Russian Olympic Committee flag in the final stretch...

Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds; live text and highlights on BBC Sport website and mobile app. Russian Alexander Bolshunov decimated the field to win 30km skiathlon gold at the Winter Olympics as Great Britain's Andrew Musgrave finished 17th.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Russian athlete Alexander Bolshunov pulled away from the pack early and won the first men’s cross-country skiing gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday in the 30-kilometer skiathlon. Bolshunov, the World Cup leader in distance races, grabbed a Russian Olympic Committee flag in...