Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov believes that the comments of foreign skiers regarding the return of Russian athletes should be treated neutrally, because the opinions of athletes will not be taken into account when making decisions.
Russians and Belarusians have been suspended from competitions under the auspices of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) since March 2022 due to the situation in Ukraine. Earlier, Norwegian skiers Emil Iversen and Erik Valnes said they hoped for the return of Russian athletes to international competitions.
— There were strong emotions when we were suspended and kicked out of the World Cup, but now that is no longer the case. I do not care. Although in Norway they wrote that “we miss the Russians.” Well, what’s the point? They say one thing today and another tomorrow. You must be neutral about what they say. Policymakers don’t care about their opinions, just like they don’t care about ours. “We can’t change anything,” Bolshunov said, as quoted by Championship.
On Saturday, December 2, sprint races will take place at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup in Tyumen. Watch the live broadcast of the qualifications from 08:55 (Moscow time) on the Match! Arena”. The finals will be broadcast from 10:50 (Moscow time) on the channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
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Source : MatchTV
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