Emile Iversen: "Absence of the Russian skiers strongly affects the competition"

Sport.ru / Cross-country skiing. The Norwegian skier Emile Iversen, the quadruple world champion in cross-country skiing, hoped for return of the Russian athletes to the international scene. Since March, 2022 the Russian and Belarusian skiers were debarred from competitions under the auspices of the International Ski Federation and a snowboard (FIS). Emile Iversen noted that considers difficult for the Russian athletes to support high level of motivation in the current situation. In his opinion, discharge makes negative impact that affects the general competition and level of cross-country skiing. That not...