Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova in a column on , she wrote that Asian tournaments could become a development platform and even an alternative to European competitions.
Russian skiers are currently suspended from participating in international competitions. Earlier, US Olympic Committee President Suzanne Lyons said the Russians should be returned to the world stage somehow.
– So far the level of competition in Asia is even lower than at the Russian Cup. We were convinced of this by looking at the results of the Russian-Chinese Winter Games. But Asia is a potential platform for the development and even the creation of an alternative.
It is necessary to start building, not starting from the place that someone occupies in the current FIS ranking. I will not watch an exotic sports competition based on who won how many medals among the participants. I am interested in a well-directed show – with emotions, struggles, surprises, – wrote Stepanova.
At the Beijing Olympics, 21-year-old Stepanova won gold in the relay.
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