President of Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe told “” that he supports the athletes’ decision to change the region they represent in the country.
Olympic champion Alexei Chervotkin World Cup stage winner Maria Istomine two-time junior world champion Savely Korostelev , winner of the championship of Russia Alina Pekletsova and Olympic champion Veronika Stepanova joined the team of the Arkhangelsk region in cross-country skiing. Stepanova announced in June that she would also represent the Kamchatka Territory.
– Several athletes immediately decided to play for the Arkhangelsk region this year. What do you think of these transitions?
– I have never been particularly impressed, because I would like the competition. If three leaders come out conditionally for a region, it will be impossible to beat them in the relay. On the other hand, a person looks for where it is better. I really understand athletes.
The same Tatarstan, for example, also takes children and juniors, they now invest, perhaps, more than others. As far as I know, there is support for the acquisition of apartments, and they pay good bonuses for All-Russian competitions, and not only when holding the World Cup or the Olympics. I’m glad, after all, we don’t have the kind of sport where athletes make a lot of money.
– Would you like cross-country skiing to be such a sport?
“Of course, that’s why I treat this with understanding,” Vyalba told .
Source : MatchTV
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