'I spent 10 yrs in the gym, I’ll never hide my body' – Ice hockey presenter

**admin** · 10-05-2018 09:40 AM

Yulia Ushakova, a presenter on Russian ice hockey team Spartak Moscow’s website, has defended the club after a revealing photo of her shared on their official Twitter account sparked a ‘sexism’ row.
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Ushakova, who hosts the ‘Silovoy Priyom’ show on the Spartak website, claims the situation was “totally misinterpreted” and insists it was her who first posted the image of herself wearing nothing but her underwear to her Instagram account.

The picture of the presenter lying scantily-clad on a treatment table was later shared by the Spartak team official Twitter account, sparking a hot debate online as to whether the image was discriminatory.

Talking exclusively to RT Sport the 28-year-old former bodybuilder, who describes herself as the "face of HC Spartak", stressed that she never expected her innocuous post of her to trigger such an uproar.

“Honestly, this picture was taken not at a hospital, but at a studio where I undergo cosmetic procedures,” the former Miss Olympia said.

“I was really surprised that a simple picture of my bottom could cause such a massive public outcry, because Instagram is full of similar photos.”

“I don’t know who decided to share this photo [on Twitter], I just think Spartak were simply charmed by my well-rounded behind and they posted the picture with no intention of hyping things up,” she added.

Ushakova said that her Instagram account was flooded with flattering comments after the cheeky picture was shared by Spartak.