“Nothing is known yet about the aid coming from the Federation.”
After that terrible mass collapse Five days have passed for young skiers at Spartakiad in Sochi. It turned out that 17 athletes were injured: some were hospitalized by ambulance with fractures and traumatic brain injuries.
For example, 16-year-old Arina Maksimova suffered a double fracture and dislocation in her left arm.
The girl explained the big collapse by the terrible weather conditions and the fact that the athletes were not even allowed to warm up on the difficult Olympic track, where a dangerous descent awaited them, from which many fell.
“We were told that the route was temporarily closed due to the malfunction of the snow removal vehicle (snow compactor – socialbites.ca). We didn’t have time to climb the most dangerous descents.
Not every region has the opportunity to fly to the mountains and train here. We literally came here in one day, it was our first time in the mountains.
There were many words of support from different people. “Nothing came from the management,” said the 16-year-old athlete. “Match TV”.
The grandmother of Irina, one of the injured skiers, Interview with socialbites.ca He confirmed the information that the Russian Ski Federation has not yet provided additional assistance and support to athletes.
He got his grandson’s knee punctured with a ski pole during a massive collapse.
“My grandson is more or less in good health, his leg and shoulder hurt, but he ran sprints, although of course not at the level he could run. Nothing is known yet about any help from the Federation,” Irina said.
also grandma reportedOther skiers suffered broken arms, legs and ribs.
“All athletes have insurance against such a possibility”
St. Evgenia Papushina, a ski coach from St. Petersburg who worked with a team whose athletes also got into trouble. Interview with socialbites.ca He stated that his charges did not need the Federation’s help.
“There is no athlete in our team who has to pay for their health expenses or moral damages. All athletes have accident insurance against such an event; They are not allowed to start racing without insurance. If you have any questions, ask the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, which decided to hold these competitions here,” said the coach.
It is noteworthy that just three days after the great collapse, Papushina’s wards managed to win the relay race in Spartakiad.
“Unfortunately, keeping Spartakiad in the middle of the mountain did not allow us to win prizes in the first days of the competition, but in the relay race all our athletes came into shape and showed good results.” said trainer.
Papushina believes that the organizers are not responsible for the crash and injury of skiers.
“Initially the weather was normal. The expert said the waterfall was not the fault of the organisers.
The Federation announced that the cause of the big blockage was the athletes’ own fears
The Russian Ski Racing Federation fully agrees with Papushina’s opinion. That is why the technical delegate of the FLGR, Igor Belomestnov, called the words of injured skiers about “zero visibility” and “porridge” instead of ski slopes “an absolute lie.” According to him, the athletes succumbed to emotions, which is why the collapse occurred.
“There is an assumption that the collapse was due to fear. Visibility was great.
Athletes fell from a distance of 80 meters from the first fall to the last fall. And as soon as the first fall occurred, the coaches on the track started shouting and warning. “And this scream can affect athletes, scare them,” Belomestnov said. “Match TV”.
Yegor Sorin, coach of the Russian national cross-country ski team, spoke in a similar spirit. He emphasized that it is impossible to avoid injuries in sports, and cross-country skiing is often carried out in difficult conditions, for example, at abnormally low temperatures.
“Therefore, I ask you not to look for the culprit. Those responsible for organizing these competitions will draw conclusions and seek to protect athletes in the future,” Sorin wrote. telegram channel.
Guberniev quarreled with the Federation and lost his home
Famous biathlon and cross-country ski commentator Dmitry Guberniev did not agree with this point of view. He stated that Sorin “defended scoundrels” and called himself a “coach of serfs” who adhered to the point of view of his “masters, in this case the employers”.
“Both parents and children are horrified by what happened then, and also by what Sorin and all the people who are responsible for protecting children’s rights, in this case at ski competitions, said. This confirms once again that all these people have no empathy and sympathy for children,” says Guberniev. “Soviet sport”.
A little later, the journalist reported that the organizers forbade him to move into a house on the territory of the stadium in the Arkhangelsk region, where the Russian cross-country ski championship will be held, where he will work as a commentator.
“They broke the contract and threw them on the street… Again the thieves’ caps were burned… Good people, where should we live now? — Guberniev wrote in his own book: telegram channel.
She was already offered to move to his house by Sergei Ustyugov and skiers Veronika Stepanova and Anastasia Faleeva.
Guberniev himself is also considering the option of spending the night in a tent.
“I will come to the Russian ski championships in Malinovka with great joy, set up a tent in the starting town and live there, delighting all these wonderful people from FLGR, real competition professionals…” wrote one commentator.