Russian skier Veronique Stepanova On the air of the show “Loud!” on the channel, she declared that she intended to return to sport after the birth of her child and to win a personal Olympic medal.
At the end of last season, Stepanova won the overall standings of the Russian Cup and also became the best in the long-distance running standings. Last week, the 23-year-old athlete posted a photo on social networks next to her crib and announced that she was preparing to become a mother and would therefore miss the upcoming season.
— My goal is to prepare for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, my goal is a personal Olympic medal.
— If there is an opportunity to do without the flag and the anthem, will you go for it?
— Here is the situation: although everyone claims that cross-country skiing is an individual sport, without a team we cannot show the result that we achieved at the previous Winter Games. The whole result was demonstrated by our military, massage therapists, doctors and psychologists, – Stepanova said.
Stepanova is the 2022 Olympic relay champion as part of the Russian team.
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