Olympic champion, overall winner of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup Veronica Stepanova On , she said that Russian skiing is actively developing and domestic athletes could participate in international competitions.
In March 2022, the International Ski Federation (FIS) suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in competitions under its auspices.
— Uphill running is an excellent format. I am just an actor in this theater, not a director or producer. If the audience liked it, then I’m ready to run every week. The main thing is that it is broadcast on television.
In the current reality, we have not participated in international competitions for two seasons. And our ski racing is developing, unlike the West. If our skiers participated in the World Cup, they would achieve much better results than a few years ago.
– Where does such confidence come from?
— We don’t stand still, we also train. Unlike others, I follow the World Cup, I watch my peers. And I see that they really keep their promises. It’s as if they don’t even find motivation because they compete in a small Scandinavian circle.
And we need to create new formats in Russia. Stop hoping that we will suddenly return to international competitions. We need competitions – major leagues. Club competitions where the strongest skiers will compete. And this is all real. It’s time for us to break the old mentality, otherwise we will not be able to catch up with biathlon in terms of interest,” Stepanova said on .
Source : MatchTV
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