Commentator for Dmitry Guberniev said the Olympic champion Veronique Stepanova who announced she was skipping the season due to pregnancy, is setting a good example for all skiers.
At the end of last season, Stepanova won the overall standings of the Russian Cup and also became the best in the standings of long-distance races. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old athlete posted a photo on social networks next to her crib and announced that she would miss the upcoming season.
– I can only congratulate her! Now it is time, due to the suspension, to engage in personal life, learn and develop. Nika Stepanova shows everyone a wonderful example of how you can return to the Olympics and, God willing, get there, although I think the chances are rare, but nevertheless we live in hope. Nika is a great guy. You need to realize yourself in sports, as a woman and as a mother, that’s why Nika is a sweetheart! — Guberniev told .
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
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