MOSCOW, Jan 4 Success of skier Natalia Nepryaeva competition «Tour de Ski» is doubly valuable because of the restrictions and pressure that Russian athletes have been subjected to recently, said Dmitry Svishchev, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports. Ski «.» Our Natalya Nepryaeva set a historic achievement (she became the first Russian woman to win the prestigious ski race — ed.). We know how difficult international competitions are now, what restrictions and pressure our athletes face. In these conditions, Nepryaeva's victory is doubly valuable «, — said Svishchev.
