Congratulations to skier Alexander Bolshunov on winning 30 km (15 km + 15 km) cross-country event at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics 2022-02-06 11:30:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexander Bolshunov on winning the 30 km (15 km + 15 km) cross-country skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The President’s message of greetings reads, in part: “You have brilliantly opened our team’s gold-medal scorecard, showing outstanding fighting qualities and unyielding determination to win the event on the most difficult track. I am sure that your performance will be an inspiration for all Team Russia athletes.”