Stepanova called Klishina a symbol of Russian athletics for the whole world

Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronique Stepanova In her column on , she wrote that Russian sports stars are not lagging behind athletes in terms of results. Daria Klishina but are far inferior to them in terms of recognition.

Klishina won gold twice at the European Indoor Championships (2011, 2013), won gold at the European Team Championships (2015) and won the Universiade (2013). On June 28, the 31-year-old athlete announced the birth of her son.

— World athletics stars like Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone or Gabby Thomas have over a million followers on social networks and a general status of “it girl”. I don’t know how to best describe “an attractive and famous young woman who has achieved a lot in her profession”. The only one who fits this definition among our athletes is Daria Klishina. Look, I have never seen her in the show jumping sector and she has never won the Olympic Games. But for the whole world, she is a symbol of Russian athletics and, probably, of sports in general. This is a fact and it is stupid to dispute it.

Our modern stars do not lag behind Klishina in terms of results and appearance, I think you will agree. But their recognition is simply in another league! There are twenty times fewer subscribers on social networks. And fifty compared to Americans like McLaughlin-Levron. And I did not find the social networks of Maria Kochanova – for me the main character of the championship. Here is a question for your beloved : is it difficult to display the address and the best photos from social networks at least of the main stars and favorites? Yes, I definitely need to know that Polina Tkalich loves red cars and what shoes she chose for her wedding! For me – and for millions of other girls too, I think – especially teenage ones. Just those girls who, in theory, were supposed to come to the stands and support their idol. But they did not come – apparently, they went to a concert.

I have nothing against TikTokers and/or pop stars. I’m just pointing out that another rising star traded in her Rolls Royce for a pink Porsche. And I learned this for three whole days with literally every iron. Because the star has a team that takes care of this kind of thing – they call it “promotion,” Stepanova wrote.

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