MOSCOW, May 19. /TASS/. Russian cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov, who won three gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, was the most tested athlete for doping during inspections of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) this year, the agency stated in a document, which was provided to TASS on Thursday.

According to the document, the athlete underwent RUSADA’s doping-control tests twice in April and also once in January and then once in February.

The Russian cross-country skier was subjected five times to RUSADA’s doping inspections in 2021, never in 2020, once in 2019 and six times in 2018.

At the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China’s Beijing Bolshunov won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

Bolshunov, 25, is the first Russian cross-country skier to win the Olympic Games (2022), the World Championship (2021) and the World Cup series. During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing Bolshunov was the flagbearer at the Parade of Athletes representing Team ROC (the Russian Olympic Committee).

The national team of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) finished the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China in the 9th place of the medal standings having bagged six gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals (32 in total).