Olympic champion skier Veronika Stepanova I am sure that the organizers of competitions in Europe regret the absence of Russian athletes, unlike politicians and many sports officials.
— Another Blink sports festival has ended. It is such an “alternative world championship” – in any case, most of the best skiers come to the Norwegian Sandnes every year. Usually they invite the current champions and winners of the Olympics, the World Cup, as well as, of course, the Norwegian team. I was called last year as the current junior world champion. This year, neither I nor other Russian athletes were invited. But they expressed their regret and hope to see us in the near future. This is the real question: do they want to “cancel” Russian athletes in Europe, and if so, for how long? Western politicians and part-sports officials are one thing, but competition organizers, outfitters and athletes are another. I am calmly preparing and waiting for the sense of reality to return to the West and heal their current masochism,” Stepanova wrote in your telegram channel .
Stepanova, 21, won the women’s 4×5 km relay at the Beijing Games.
In March, the International Ski Federation (FIS) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from international departures at least until the end of the 2021/22 season. In July, the organization extended the suspension until the end of the 2022 summer season.
Source : MatchTV
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