Russian skier Veronika Stepanova on her Instagram responded to the Norwegian journalist of the NRK channel Jan Petter Saltvedt, who said that Russians should not be at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
She invited the reporter to come to China and speak at the Games in her place. “I’m sure NRK viewers would love it. Oh, sorry, looks like NRK has lost the fight for the rights to broadcast the Olympics. By making such high-profile statements, are you trying to compensate for this? Stepanova wrote.
The Russian woman also noted that she wrote an appeal to Saltvedt a few days ago, but initially decided not to publish it. Stepanova changed her mind after she realized that “a Norwegian just doesn’t give up.”
On February 9, the president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), Elena Vyalbe, because of Saltvedt’s statements, announced a boycott of Norwegian journalists. The reporter criticized the Russians after the victory of Alexander Bolshunov at the 2022 Games in the skiathlon.
Source: Lenta
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