Nepryaeva called her first race at the Olympics very difficult.

Russian skier Daria Nepryaeva said on February 7 that her performance in the Olympic skiathlon was extremely unsuccessful.

"Today was just a terrible skiathlon for me, a very difficult race, I didn't have a good start. It was very hard, there was a fall that knocked me out," Nepryaeva told Okko Cinema.

She also said that the fall occurred after "the ski crashed into a snow puddle." She added that she does not set specific expectations for herself in order not to justify them, but simply goes to the race to show her current maximum.

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On Saturday, February 7, skier Daria Nepryaeva competed in skiathlon at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. She covered the distance of 20 km (10 km classic style + 10 km free) in 57 minutes 41.3 seconds and took 17th place. The Russian athlete competed in a neutral status, without national symbols.

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