Olympic champion in short track, Games medalist in speed skating Ruslan Zakharov believes that the leaders of the regional federations should take their work more seriously, as the process has been unduly prolonged during the congress of reports and elections.
The reporting and election congress took place in Moscow. Nikolai Gulyaev was elected president of the Russian Skating Union.
“The first hour, I was ashamed to be here. We skaters fight for thousandths of seconds, you know how insulting it is to lose thousandths in the fight for gold and silver. I would like you to also take your job seriously and also work seriously, and not make a decision for an hour and a half on a vote,” Zakharov said at the congress on reporting and elections.
In 2017, I successfully moved from one specialization to another. The Skating Union helped me adapt without pain. This season, when we had problems getting to the World Cup stages (in Salt Lake, Calgary – approx.) and the question of qualification for the Olympics was being decided, we were at the airport for two days, we were in contact every hour, but then returned to Kolomna. And then the Russian Skating Union took full responsibility that we still had to fly, and if they don’t let us in, Alexey Yuryevich Kravtsov will bear all the costs.
And the fact that Aleksey Yuryevich does not come to competitions, I can personally prove to you – during the Olympics he was in constant contact. In recent years, thanks to the TFR and the efforts of Viktor Aleksandrovich Sivkov, the tradition of long distances has been revived. My dream has not come true yet, I want to run fast and become an Olympic champion in speed skating,” added Zakharov.
Source : MatchTV
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