Stepanova, a skier, elaborated on her remarks about Nepryaeva, who Wart characterized as overweight.

Veronika Stepanova, a Russian skier and junior world champion, stated why she backed Russian national team coach Yuri Borodavko's claim that Natalia Nepryaeva was overweight.

"It's not for me to pass judgment on Wart's statements, but people don't realize we have different points of view." In the United States, what stimulates debate in Europe does not stir debate in the United States. Each coach is familiar with his or her athletes and understands what is and is not beneficial to them. Many journalists and fans are unaware that this is a topic that may be addressed in public, yet it happens all the time in Russia. We all struggle with our weight; it's not a taboo subject. Wart is still, in my view, one of the top trainers in the world, and I fully support him. "He is an outspoken man who never says anything behind athletes' backs," adds Stepanova, according to Ski-Nordique.

Nepryaeva, according to Wartko, has to reduce weight in order to compete successfully in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

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