Dmitri Guberniev, a Russian sports expert and commentator, has publicly demanded that Jelena Välbe, the president of the Russian Ski Federation, resign from her position. Guberniev's call comes in light of Välbe's previous assessment that Russian skiers Saveli Korosteljov and Darya Nepryayeva would not succeed in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Although her predictions turned out to be accurate, Guberniev argues that Välbe's credibility is compromised, especially given that she sought to attend the Olympics herself but was denied a visa by the Italian authorities, which he criticizes as hypocritical.