Tennis player Nina Bratchikova (who just played in the third round of Rolland Garros) comes from Zhukovsky near Moscow, from an intelligent family. He has been playing tennis since childhood. There were no sponsors, it was expensive to train in Zhukovsky, and Nina moved to Portugal.
All this was told by a Russian commentator on the Eurosport channel - in an even voice, without even seeming to hear the paradox...
We're used to it.