Beijing 2022 Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Veronika Stepanova On the air of the program “There is a theme” on “”, she responded to accusations from the Polish portal Sportsinwinter.pl, which said that she left Russia after going to train in Austria.
On June 12, Stepanova was present in Red Square and celebrated Russia Day.
– Do not confuse tourism and emigration. Excellent sports bases have been built in Russia in recent years. There were none like that five years ago. Now I am in Malinovka, Arkhangelsk region. Great place to train skiers! And we will be here for three weeks.
But at our level, the nuances are important. One of the few dedicated roller ski slopes is in Ramsau, Austria. Skiers and biathletes from all over the world come here, because training there gives a certain effect. There is no such thing in Russia yet. Alas!
We had a short opportunity to talk with the president of the country in the Kremlin, and I managed to say that we in Russia would do well to think about creating such tracks in the mountains. And on import substitution and in inventory. But such things are not resolved in a month or even a year,” Stepanova said.
Stepanova, 21, won the 2022 Games gold medal in the women’s 4x5km relay.
Source : MatchTV
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