Russian skier, world champion among juniors Veronika Stepanova explained why she defended the coach of the Russian national team Yuri Borodavko, web site who announced that Natalia Nepryaeva was overweight.
«It’s not for me to judge the words of Wart, but people don’t understand that we have a different mentality. What causes controversy in Europe does not cause controversy in our country. Each coach knows his athletes perfectly and understands what is good for them and what is not. Many journalists and fans do not understand that it is possible to talk about this in public, but in Russia this is a common thing. We have problems with weight – not a taboo. For me, Wart remains one of the best coaches in the world, I fully support him. He is an outspoken person who never says anything behind the backs of athletes, «Ski-Nordique quotes Stepanova as saying.
Earlier, homepage Wartko said that for a good performance at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, Nepryaeva needs to lose weight.
