“Maybe the translation was warped, and we didn’t hear it. Then he kind of apologized? No one knows, he said so, or the correspondents translated so, ”RIA Novosti quotes the athlete.
According to him, members of the national team do not pay attention to criticism, since everyone can have their own opinion.
“They said and said. They think so, we think differently, ”Melnichenko added.
Earlier, Holund called Russian athletes "stupid like a cork" after their performance in the mass start at the Tour de Ski.
Subsequently, he apologized to the Russians for insults.