A former presenter of ČT, Linda Bartošová, noted that the video underlined the “endless chauvinism and paternalism” of Czechia. However, another ČT ex-commentator, Svetlana Witowska, disagreed. She noted that she had personally met Čapek, who "did not mean [his comment] in a bad way, but rather as recognition for a female viewer who had a good comment on a predominantly male sport.”