President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Gulyaev told that the federation had done everything possible for the athletes in terms of prize money payments in the absence of international departures.
The skaters ended their season with the final of the Russian Cup in Kolomna, the short track will close the season on Sunday with the last starts of the Russian championship in Ufa.
– How did you manage to solve the price problem this season? Have there been any complaints from athletes?
– I can say that in the current situation, we have done everything possible to ensure the prize money. Work should be rewarded and that’s understandable, but I don’t think this issue should be in the foreground – there were cash prizes in multiple competitions. We also know that the Ministry of Sports also pays prizes to winners and winners of the Russian championship.
– Didn’t you feel that the athletes had become a bit emotionally “addicted” during the season?
“I didn’t notice that at all in short track, maybe it was drawn somewhere in the skates, but it’s also individual, there was no such general mood,” Gulyaev said. at MatchTV.
Russian skaters have been suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
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