Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova in a column on explained why she likes to prepare for the season in Russia, noting the convenient location of the slopes.
Earlier, the Council of the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to extend the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions under its auspices for an indefinite period. On November 19, the first stage of the Cup of Russia begins in Top of Tyoi (Republic of Khakassia), where the best skiers of the country plan to compete.
– We trained a lot abroad, far from civilization. There were absolutely objective reasons for this: they trained in the same place or near the places where they performed.
You know, that probably sounds good: from Finland to Italy to Norway. But in reality, it’s long hours on the bus, endless climate change, the mentality of the people around, the food… In Khanty-Mansiysk, the highway is ten minutes from the airport, and Krasnogorsk close from Moscow is usually half an hour from home for many.
And for me personally, one last thing is important: in some Muonio your main “fan” is the reindeer, there they walk in herds around the ski slope. And in Tyumen, Khanty, etc. you meet hundreds of people for whom, in fact, you run. And it’s great! By the way, I’m sorry that I can’t talk to everyone – training at the moment is very long and difficult, – wrote Stepanova.
Source : MatchTV
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