Veronika Stepanova, 21, took home the gold in the last leg of the women's Olympic relay.
Recently, she paid tribute to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a post on social media.
Shortly afterwards, pictures were wired out of the Kremlin, where she and some other Russian athletes received a medal from Putin.
"Only we, the Russians, will forever decide how we want to live and who will be our leader," she writes.
Stepanova: "We will definitely win"
Stepanova also gave a speech after receiving her signed medal from the Russian president.
- In my eyes, Russia has once again become strong, proud and successful.
Not everyone in the world likes it, it's obvious, says Stepanova in a summary from the TV channel Pyervyj.
The star continues:
- But we are on the right track, and we will definitely win, just like we won at the Olympics.
Stepanova's Putin tribute
Stepanova praises Putin.
- I am very proud that today I receive such a nice award from our country's president.
Thank you so much for raising the country's flag high, we will continue with that, she says.
Maja Dahlqvist on Stepanova: "Not healthy"
Swedish sprint star Maja Dahlqvist reacts strongly to Stepanova's words.
- I have seen an article that she met Putin and praised him, I thought it was sick.
- Then I am no more familiar than anyone else, but if you back Putin, it is not healthy, she says to SVT Sport.
When do you think you can compete against Russian skiers again?
- No idea, it feels like it depends entirely on the world situation and what happens, during war, skiing does not become so important, Dahlqvist says.
CLIP: Karlsson on Dahlqvist's support: "At the Olympics it became so clear" (23/4)
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Frida Karlsson on Maja Dahlqvist's support: "At the Olympics it became so clear"