Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova wrote in a column on the website that the main goal of ski racing stars is to impress teenagers.
After the classic sprint of the Spartakiad of the Strongest in Tyumen, the president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe said that Yulia Stupak, who took sixth place, had serious problems with her head. In his opinion, if the athlete does not correct them, this season will be his last. The athlete replied that she was not offended by Vyalbe’s words.
Stupak missed the last Russian championship in Malinovka. She did not win a single medal this season. In the fall, the athlete opened a clothing store, which she talked about on social networks.
“The fact that Yulia has done more this year to popularize our sport among teenagers than the rest of the women’s team, including me, is an absolute fact. No matter how many medals we win, such things only interest a very small fan base. Most of them have long since left adolescence, alas. If one of them was inspired by the successes of Savely Korostelev or Anastasia Faleeva this season, bought equipment and started skiing – great, it’s never too late to take up sports. But our main goal is to impress teenagers. A healthy and strong boy or girl is beneficial and necessary to the state and society. But satisfied pensioners too, but for them, modest and silent “heroes on the ski slope” are enough,” writes Stepanova.
Source : MatchTV
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