MOSCOW, 10 Mar. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev appreciated the decision of Rossignol to stop cooperation with Russian athletes. According to the politician, the leadership of the French manufacturer of ski equipment found a formal reason for terminating the contract with the Russians in the form of a photograph of Alexander Bolshunov in the form of the USSR team. “This is a stupid thing, because of which Rossignol himself will bite his elbows. I believe that the president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe and Bolshunov himself should carefully consider breaking the contract, because Bolshunov is now the strongest skier in the world. He must choose, not him. Rossignol makes a big mistake. I think this is a good lesson for us, with whom to conclude agreements. They found a formal reason, they were afraid of political pressure, «Gazeta quoted Svishchev as saying.
