MOSCOW, January 4 Russian Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin congratulated skier Natalya Nepryaeva on victory in the overall standings of the Tour de Ski. On Tuesday, Nepryaeva became the fourth in the 10 km free style mass start at the last stage of the Tour de Ski and retained the first place in the overall standings of the Tour de Ski. Nepryaeva became the first Russian skier to win the Tour de Ski. «Congratulations to Natalya Nepryaeva with a brilliant victory in the Tour de Ski multi-day ski race! Natalia wrote her name in history — she became the first Russian woman to win this prestigious competition. Our athlete demonstrated great skill and will to win, an excellent ability to choose the right tactics, to correctly distribute forces along the distance.It is especially important that Natalya won this victory in the Olympic season — a month before the start of the Games in Beijing.We wish the Russian skier to maintain excellent sports form and victorious mood «, — the press service of the Ministry of Sports quotes Matytsin.
