The collapse of skiers at the student Spartakiad could have occurred due to the fear of the athletes, whom the coaches strongly warned about the first fall; At that time, visibility on the track was high, said the technical delegate of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR). ) Igor Belomestnov told .
On Friday, during the women’s general start race in the village of Estosadok, several skiers were injured following a collapse. The president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), Elena Vyalbe, told that two athletes were in hospital: one suffered a head injury, the second had a broken arm. In total, 14 skiers failed to finish on the Laura slope. On Saturday, Belomestnov told that all but one of the injured athletes had already returned to the hotel after receiving medical treatment. A skier is under medical supervision and has a cut on her face due to a broken mask.
— How is the situation on the track now?
— Today everything is going well on the track, everyone is leaving.
—Is there fog?
— The clouds are getting a little closer. But there is no fog in the mountains, there are only clouds. In general, in our rules there are no restrictions on visibility (of the route). Regarding Friday’s incident, we had all medical personnel on site at the stadium and responded quickly. I’m so sorry girls that this happened. Everyone is worried about what happened. There was no rash action (on the part of the organizers). What (the athletes) wrote is absolutely false.
It is assumed that the collapse occurred because of fear. When the first skiers came through this section, one ran into the other because she was riding an air tube and decided to slow down. And at that moment, I couldn’t get out of it, I crashed. And the other athletes saw everything, there was great visibility. Why did the others fall? They fell at a distance of 80 meters from first to last fall. And from the first fall, the coaches on the track started shouting and warning. And this cry could affect the athletes, scare them,” Belomestnov told .
The investigative department of the Adler region organized an investigation into the incident. The progress and results of the inspection were monitored by the investigation department.
Source : MatchTV
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