Olympic medalist Kuleshova talks about young skiers: “Everyone is so bold. At their age, we were afraid to speak.

Russian skier, bronze medalist at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang Anastasia Kuleshova spoke about relationships with young athletes.

“Once upon a time, we arrived very young, and everyone in the team looked at us askance at the beginning, I remember that well. But all the coaches around us said that these three girls (Sedova, Nepryaeva, Belorukova) would simply be at the top, and not in Russia, but in the world. And when we were young and trained with older girls, we understand that they looked at us with so much anger: they came to replace us.

We have a completely different attitude today than then. New girls are arriving, it’s cool, finally, yes! As an athlete who is about to end his career, I am happy to know that strong, fast and bright people who want to win are coming to replace me.

Let the girls admire us for now, and then they will replace us when the time comes. Even though now a slightly different generation has come, everyone is so bold, lively, expressive, not afraid, and it’s cool. When we were their age, we were afraid to say anything, and now we don’t really talk anymore. Everyone chooses their own.

Here are some girls who beat Stupak, Kuleshova, Sorina. And immediately the euphoria begins. They can be understood. There was a time when we had, let’s say, pseudo-idols that we were afraid of. Yes, it increases self-esteem and motivation to continue work. But to become a star… It seems to me that next to Yulia, we always had coaches and parents who put us down and said: “Stop, where have you gone? Probably, these girls simply lack such “plugs”. But on the other hand, it benefits them. They start to believe in themselves. More fees for better results. Someone says, and someone does,” Kuleshova was quoted as saying by “Championship.”

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