Olympic cross-country ski champion Veronica Stepanova in a column on , she wrote that the training system in the USSR and Russia has always been structured in such a way that the state invests in athletes from childhood and they must win on the international stage.
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been suspended from participating in competitions held under the auspices of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
On Thursday, the forum “Russia – a sports power” opened in Ufa.
— Sponsor [поездки на форум] we, the invited athletes, dressed in gray tracksuits. Probably to better contrast with the strict black suits of businessmen and civil servants. But many also saw symbolism in it. Yes, Russian professional sport is not the best of colors. In most sports, the main producer and customer is the state. This has always been the case, under the USSR as well as today. The state invested in us from childhood – and we had to win on the international stage. The whole system was built according to a simple formula: selected for the junior team – entered the main team – won medals at the World Championships or Olympics – that’s it, sports life was successful . I have completed these steps as an external student in three years and I know what I am talking about.
Now, everyone seems frozen in waiting: the national teams still exist, it seems, not a single one has been disbanded. But the competitions for which they are preparing are not very clear. Transition period, gray zone,” Stepanova wrote.
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