The Russian ski federation selected ten men and eight women to the upcoming Tour de Ski. 

Alexander Bolshunov is one of them. While the defending overall World Cup champion is insecure about his fitness and what to expect from Tour de Ski this season, Bolshunov confirmed that he will race the eight-day competition. 

Ilya Poroshkin, who is the leader of the Eastern European continental cup, will only race the first two stages of the Tour de Ski. 

The Tour de Ski takes place from December 28, 2021 to January 4, 2022. The stage race starts in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, and concludes in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

The Russian skiers are currently training in Davos and will drive the 40 kilometers to Lenzerheide on December 26.

This is Russia’s team to Tour de Ski

Men 
Artem Maltsev
Gleb Retivykh 
Alexander Bolshunov
Alexey Chervotkin
Denis Spitsov
Alexander Terentyev
Ivan Yakimushkin
Andrey Melnichenko
Ilya Semikov
Ilya Poroshkin

Women
Yulia Stupak
Natalya Nepryaeva
Yana Kirpichenko
Tatiana Sorina
Veronika Stepanova
Anastasia Rygalina
Lilia Vasilyeva
Ekaterina Smirnova