To achieve high results in sports, it is necessary to apply methods that may not comply with generally accepted rules for the treatment of children, believes the choreographer of the group. Eteri Tutberidze Alexei Jeleznyakov.
During the Beijing Olympics, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, criticized Tutberidze for the way she reacted to Kamila Valieva’s performance in the free program of the individual skaters’ tournament.
– There is no need to talk about some kind of softness, lisp in big sports. Children, especially teenagers, are a bit lazy. Yes, we are all lazy! And we often need to be forced to do something. When I was studying, we had very demanding and tough choreographers, and now I am very grateful to them. Without demanding, I would be nothing.
Not demanding is a road to nowhere. In sports, we are bound to win medals, titles and treat kids gently at the same time, but it doesn’t work that way. You know, this European tolerance, which came to us from there, kills the whole process. I can’t stand all this talk about Tutberidze’s tenacity. Come to the lesson and see for yourself – who is hard and who is demanding, – said Zheleznyakov in a conversation with Metaratings.ru.
In May, the International Skating Union (ISU) approved a new policy to protect athletes from harassment and psychological abuse.
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Source : MatchTV
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