Olympic cross-country skiing champion Natalya Nepryaeva said she didn’t find it strange that there would be no prize money at Russian competitions in the upcoming season and spoke of her hopes of returning to the international stage.
In July, the President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), Elena Vyalbe, announced that skiers’ victories at the Russian Cup stages of the new season would not be financially encouraged.
– I get high when everything works out for me, I understand that my work pays off when you stand on a pedestal. It’s emotions and finances, of course, too. Their absence in the upcoming season is not strange to me. I take it in such a way that it must be lived. I will return to the place where I will not run for the medals. Life after the Olympics has changed a lot. There has been a lot more attention, financially it has also changed a lot, so you can run for medals for a year, but no more,” Nepryaeva told .
Earlier, the International Ski Federation (FIS) extended the suspension of Russian athletes from competitions under its auspices until the end of the summer season. There is no decision yet for the winter season.
Source : MatchTV
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