Olympic medalist Anton Smolski spoke about his communication with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Smolsky won the race from the overall start on roller skis on Sunday at the first stage of the Alfa-Bank Commonwealth Cup in Sochi. The Belarusian also won the sprint and the pursuit. His wife, Olympic champion Dinara Smolskaya, who previously competed under the name Alimbekova, is missing this season due to pregnancy.
“In February, there was an event with the president, where he came to Dinara and me and said: “I dreamed, Dinara, that you changed your last name. And two days before that, Dinara submitted documents to change her last name. Well, we tell him we pretty much did it. “Come on? Well, now there will be a real Belarusian surname, ”the president said.
– And now Dinara Smolskaya?
“Yes, now this is the only way,” reports the correspondent of , according to Smolsky’s words.
Later on Sunday, will broadcast the women’s mass start live, starting at 1:35 p.m. The show will also be available on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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