Russian Olympic ski champion Veronika Stepanova in a social network, she said that during the training camp in Austria, foreign athletes calmly communicated with her, but asked not to advertise the meetings.
– I have not noticed a change in attitude towards myself in Western Europe. How (relatively rare) cross-country fans after the Olympics in February found out, approached and asked for a joint photo – they ask. No more no less. Who wanted to talk – with this couple of widespread words. There was no negativity and no desire to get into political discussions.
Whoever wanted to train with me – trained a little. No one she wanted to meet with refused to meet. The only thing that has changed is that some Western colleagues delicately ask me not to mention their name in my rambunctious social networks, not to publish photos of our meetings. Just in case, they are afraid of some consequences – moreover, which they themselves do not know, it seems. Or they don’t want to talk.
I was told that in the USSR it was customary not to tell anyone about communicating with “westerners”. Now it seems to be the other way around? — wrote Stepanova.
At the Beijing Olympics, Stepanova won gold in the classic relay.
Source : MatchTV
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