Ukrainian gymnast Vlada Nikolchenko apologized for a scandalous post on the social network Instagram, in which she spoke negatively about Poland and its residents.
Nikolchenko published a new message on the social network, in which she wrote that she posted a negative post due to a “psychological breakdown caused by stress” due to the war in Ukraine.
— I had a psychological breakdown… With every conflict, even a side conflict, because of the war in my country, stress arises and comes out of me without my permission in such an aggressive form. It was a situational emotion that I regret, I didn’t want to offend anyone,” Nikolchenko wrote.
She asked for forgiveness and added: It was not me who said it, but the emotions in me. Sorry.
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After the scandalous message and then an apology, the 20-year-old athlete closed her Instagram page – it is only available to her subscribers.
Screenshot from Vlada Nikolchenko’s Instagram page
What is known about the scandal with Nikolchenko?
The day before, Nikolchenko spoke negatively about Poland and the people of the country.
While at the Warsaw airport, she posted an emotional message on Instagram Stories, in which she stated that she hated Poland and the Poles because they “ruined her mood.”
The former general secretary of the Polish Gymnastics Federation, Piotr Dec, reacted to her words. He wrote that he was outraged by the current situation.
— In November, Vlada Nikolchenko conducted a master class in Warsaw during the rhythmic gymnastics tournament Warsaw Autumn 2023. She also participated in this tournament. Now she says: “I hate this country, most of all the people who live here,” he wrote.
He added that he hopes Nikolchenko will not have to “go through the Polish horror again.”
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Soon he updated the post, saying that the President of the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation, Irina Deryugina, apologized for Nikolchenko’s words. He also personally received an apology from the vice-president of the Federal State Institution, Irina Blokhina.
In addition, the press service of the Federal State Institution reported that they had begun disciplinary proceedings against Nikolchenko regarding her statements on the social network Instagram. They promised to provide more information on the situation later.
What is known about Vlad Nikolchenko?
The athlete was born in Kharkov, she is 20 years old. She is the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships bronze medalist in clubs.
She also has two bronzes from the 2019 European Games (hoop and clubs) and one bronze from the 2019 European Championships. She did not take part in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
