“Alternative competitions will not replace the Olympic Games for athletes, everyone understands that” – Moiseeva

Head coach of the Russian diving team, Svetlana Moiseeva, said in an interview with that it is increasingly difficult to set up athletes for the positive in a situation of prolonged suspension of competitions international competitions, and alternative starts will not replace the Olympic Games.

Russian athletes in most sports have been suspended from competing internationally due to the situation in Ukraine.

– Yulia Timoshinina said that everyone is already ready for a negative decision on the Olympics. As a head coach, do you allow yourself to send such thoughts to the Universe?

– I have to generate positive, but I go from bad to worse. I guess I give them fables…

– Do they understand that these are fables and winks?

“Subconsciously, we just don’t want to bother each other. This whole situation has a bad effect on the preparation, on the work as a whole. We want to go to the Olympics, we’re fed up, we want to develop our sport, but we know the realities well…

– At the same time, you are not saying that alternative competitions will replace the Olympic Games for you.

Of course, they will not replace it. And athletes understand that. They can just be allowed to speak, given some kind of privileges in monetary terms – this is their job, and no one has ever refused bonuses for good work, there is nothing wrong with that. But we all understand perfectly. None of the winners of the Goodwill Games will say that it replaced winning the Olympics, even if they really could win there,” Moiseeva said in an interview with .