MOSCOW, Apr 17. The head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), Elena Vyalba, who criticized the skier Veronika Stepanova, should stop remembering the times of the Soviet Union, sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev said. Stepanova is 21 years old, in the 2021/22 season she became the Olympic champion and winner of the World Cup stage, having run the last stage of the relay.
"The past, albeit a heroic one that tries to fight the present and the future, is doomed to defeat. I can support Nika Stepanova a million thousand times. Enough to remember the times of the Soviet Union. The youth is different now, the youth is wonderful. She needs to be helped, not hindered. The star in cross-country skiing, according to the head of the FLGR, is not Veronika Stepanova or Natalya Nepryaeva. The main star is the head of the Russian Ski Racing Federation. I treat Elena Valerievna with great respect, my microphones are open for her. But she will not come to me for one simple reason. All the interviews that were with Vyalba took place in the following format: — Elena Valerievna, you are awesome. — No, Elena Valerievna, you are the most awesome in the world. — Elena Valerievna, you do not understand. You are very badass. You are the best, Elena Valerievna & # 34;, — said Guberniev.