Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on the channel “” said that the story of the portrait of a Russian athlete Alexandra Bolshunova to the location of the Norwegian national cross-country ski team can be perceived as a request for the return of Russians to the international scene.
Earlier, Norway national team coach Eirik Mur Nossum said the national team used Bolshunov’s portrait to motivate themselves.
– We must pay tribute to the Norwegians, the skiers there are real stars, they say on the front pages of the newspapers and on TV. In other countries, after the season, skiers disappear from the radar. Bolshunov is perhaps a bigger star there than in Russia.
If it turns out that Alexander will not be able to participate in the World Cup next season, the public will fall. His portrait can be seen as a veiled request to send him and the Russians back to the international stage,” Stepanova said.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) in March suspended the Russians from participating in competitions under its auspices until the end of the 2021/22 season.
Source : MatchTV
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