KAZAN, January 17, Adela Ziatdinova International Ski Federation and snowboarding (FIS) benefits from the return of Russian skiers to the competitions, but it does not take this step, since it is a dependent organization, Elena Vyalbe, president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), said in an interview.
FIS suspended Russians and Belarusians from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Russian skiers compete in domestic competitions.
“”FIS is on hand for us to come back, because they are losing the interest of the audience. The world doesn't watch ski racing like that anymore, they are losing sponsors because of this. They are not independent people, so they can't do anything. I don't even want to “Don't think about any forecasts regarding the return. Let our athletes enjoy their country, we have new centers opening and everything is fine,” Vyalbe said.
“”Yes, we have contacts with FIS, we communicate. If we need to ask a question, we ask, they answer us. We receive all the information after council meetings. No one has excluded us from this family , but there are no such relationships as before,” she added.
Read the full interview with Elena Vyalbe on Wednesday on the website rsport.ria.ru.
Recent Comments