Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronique Stepanova said that in our time, the “guardian of the Olympic spirit” by virtue of his position is first and foremost the head of the UFC Dana Blanc and not the current president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach .
On Sunday, it became known about an assassination attempt on the life of US presidential candidate Donald Trump. After that, Stepanova published an article in which she compared Western sports officials with those who try to eliminate their political competitors by force.
“I don’t think that Trump or Indian Prime Minister Modi, who recently arrived in Moscow, are special friends who “read Dostoevsky and feel the Russian soul.” But I like the fact that they are pragmatists and will try to maintain normal relations as long as it is beneficial. And with Russia it will always be profitable. Now the main guardian of the Olympic spirit is not Thomas Bach, but Dana White from the UFC! Because he says directly: I don’t care about your political views or where you come from – go out and compete without restrictions!
And there is the opposite category of people in the West (namely in the West). Don’t like someone’s beliefs? Delete him, hate him, ban him. If that doesn’t help, try shooting him. And no, I’m not putting on the same level the psychopath who shot Trump and the boss of Norwegian skiing, Tove Mo Dyrhaug, who is fighting with all her might to prevent Russian athletes from entering the international stage. But they have something in common: intolerance, fanaticism at the expense of usefulness.
“However, we are more numerous, we are stronger and we will still win this race! For me, this is now a strategic incentive in my career,” Stepanova wrote on her Telegram channel.
Currently, Russian skiers are not allowed to participate in international competitions under the auspices of FIS due to the situation in Ukraine.
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