Kovbasnyuk told The Associated Press earlier at the championships no Russians should be allowed at Paris, echoing comments by Ukrainian Olympic medalists including boxer Wladimir Klitschko, high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and tennis player Elina Svitolina.
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“It's really hard psychologically for me to race here because a lot of my friends are fighting,” Kovbasnyuk said after finishing 44th in the super-G portion of the combined.
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