MOSCOW, February 10 Skier Veronika Stepanova invited Norwegian journalist Jan Petter Saltvedt to participate in the Beijing Olympics instead of her after the NRK material about Russian athletes. After Alexander Bolshunov's victory in the skiathlon, NRK journalist Saltvedt wrote that Russian athletes should not be at the Olympics due to doping scandals. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev urged the Norwegian media to apologize for the publication. «Mr. Saltvedt, you really don't want to see me at the Olympics, do you? to revoke my right to participate in the Games because somehow they came to the conclusion that it was «unfair»? May I ask, is this unfair to whom?» — Stepanova wrote on Instagram. statements? Actually, I wrote this a couple of days ago, and then changed my mind and decided not to publish. Not to make a fuss. But then I noticed that Mr. Saltvedt simply does not give up, and I thought: why am I silent when someone is so busy arguing about about expelling my country and me from the Olympics?» — added the Russian skier.
