MOSCOW, Mar 5, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Three-time Olympic champion skier Yulia Chepalova hopes that Natalia Nepryaeva will be able to repeat her success and win the big Crystal Globe again. The Russian skier did not take part in today's race, as the International Ski Federation had previously suspended the Russians from participating in the competition due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. «Natasha is a great fellow, she deserved this Crystal Globe. Nepryaeva performed well this season and «she performed well at the Beijing Olympics. Finally, our girl will have this trophy. I would like her to be able to repeat her success in the future and win the overall standings again,» Chepalova said. «But this is the problem of those people who will hand her the Crystal Globe. If they want to play these games, then let them play,» Chepalova added.
