“As far as I know, such cases have already occurred on his part with others.” Bruenok on coach harassment

Russian diver Maria Bruenok has accused coach Pavel Muyakin of harassment. The coach has been suspended from work for the duration of the investigation. Maria has already finished her performance at the Russian Cup and agreed to speak with .

— Masha, you told this whole story before the Russian Cup. Was it difficult to jump into this situation later?

— In principle, a lot of people already knew about it, so it really didn’t change anything. The situation was not easy, but I think I managed.

— How did the others react? Team? Many people face negative attitudes after such statements.

– Of course, such feelings were present. This was more felt among the juniors.

– How did this manifest itself?

– They avoid. They don’t say anything to you, but you feel like they’re avoiding you.

— If I understand correctly, you didn’t end up jumping mixed at the Russian Cup?

— I would say this, I no longer jump in mixes with my partner from Kazan (Gleb Kasyanov).

— Have you decided not to file a request with law enforcement?

“At first, I didn’t think about it.

— So, an investigation by the federation and sanctions against the coach are enough for you?

– Yes. I am for the truth. I told everything as it is, I have the correspondence as proof, everything confirms my words.

– When did all this start?

– December. For a while I thought about how to talk about it. It’s important to me that this doesn’t happen to anyone else.

– What must be done for this?

– I thought about it a lot. I don’t know how to answer this question. We must prevent this. He is a good specialist in his field. We spoke to him and said: “Let’s not exceed personal limits, you are a coach with a capital T”… But…

— Isn’t this someone who came to talk about similar situations after your statement?

– As far as I know, such cases have already happened on his part.

– What did your parents say?

“I told my father after writing the statement and the process began. The hardest part was talking to my father about it. He supported me and said, “I did the right thing. » As a father, he probably could have done something worse.

— Do you want to see a psychologist?

— I thought about it, it takes time. And you have to find a good person. But it is a situation that must be resolved.

— Will you be able to work peacefully as a team after all this?

“I think I’m going to take a step back now and study more at home, that’s where I get my education.”

—Are they calling you to training camp?

— They call me to Krugloye, but I don’t go there often, I try to do it before certain competitions. I think I’ll stay away from that for now.

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On January 31, the President of the Russian Diving Federation Stanislav Druzhinin, in a conversation with a correspondent, called the tone of the correspondence between Muyakin and Bruenok unacceptable. According to him, “such things cancel everything and make it impossible to continue professional activities.” The coach himself, in a comment on , denied these accusations, calling them unfounded.