Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova at odds with “” commentator and host Dmitri Guberniev who said that the words of the President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe about the absence of competitors in Natalia Nepryaeva should excite all other athletes, starting with Stepanova.
On Tuesday, Vyalbe told TASS that the main problem in Russian women’s skiing at the moment is related to Olympic champion Nepryaeva, who has no competitors in Russia. Later, Guberniev, in a conversation with , said: “It seems to me that the words of Vyalbe […] should excite everyone. These are great words for motivation. I can only support Elena Valerievna in trying to cheer up other skiers, starting with Stepanova, so that Nepryaeva stops feeling like a lonely leader.
– Dima, there is no need to “excite” me and “cheer me up”, it does not work with me. Winter will come – everything and everyone will be put in its place, – wrote Stepanova on the Telegram channel.
Stepanova won gold at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing as part of the women’s relay team. According to the results of the 2022/23 season in the Russian Cup, the 22-year-old skier became second in the overall standings.
Source : MatchTV
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