and on the eve of the starts, the leader of our team, dinara smolskaya de la, gave an exclusive interview to our tv channel, including an athlete who spoke about a difficult and critical period in her career, when, due to constant failures, she was on the verge of parting with sports, but she found strength in herself change, and also shared childhood memories witch a special time for the olympic champion in december. she had her first victory at the world cup, and in february she won olympic gold in january they celebrate her birthday. we wouldn't be talking to you here because i would most likely end my career. i used to believe that it was possible to be friends and compete. yes, i'll calm down now. yes, i even had, probably, to look at myself somehow differently, as an athlete. well, anton was nearby who suggested that yes. these are really good workouts. they can ruthlessly, yes, treat the athlete. this is probably my mistake. and then for me now the most important thing is that i appreciate what i have. today, right after the panorama in belarus, one. microsoft plans mass layoffs du