Russian skier Omar Khudiev was deprived of the gold medal of the La Diagonela marathon for using fluorine, which is banned at competitions in Europe.. At the same time, the representative of the aggressor country was perfectly familiar with the tournament regulations and was indignant that his deception was discovered.

Khudiev stated this in a commentary to the propaganda publication " According to the skier, he initially did not expect to win, so he decided to break the rules. In addition, he complained that only his equipment was tested for fluoride.

" I would rather agree that this is Russian maybe. Maybe I didn't expect to win, so I ran on fluoro skis. Of course, I knew that the regulations stated that they would check for fluoride. I'm coming here as an amateur, I'm coming to race.

The fact that I won and did it with such a lead over the Norwegian was a surprise for me. It’s partly a shame that only my skis were checked, but on the other hand, why should I be offended, it’s also unclear,” Khudiev said.

Fluorinated ski waxes have been banned by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the International Biathlon Union (IBU).. This was done under pressure from environmentalists, since fluorine and paraffin cause great harm to the environment..