“” commentator Dmitri Guberniev For the second day in a row, he hits the RRF with noisy insiders: the day before there was a speech about the problems with the salary lists of biathletes of the national team, on Sunday – the news of the departure of the specialist from the rehabilitation.
Ilya Yakovlev was the only specialist in the Russian national team, through which many athletes passed over the past year. The biathletes themselves rate the work of the rehabilitation specialist 10 out of 10, because he helped them recover from injuries, of which there were many last season. However, in May, the RRF leadership decided not to renew the contract with Yakovlev.
In an interview with , Ilya said who invited him to the national team and why, whether RRF has big expenses for his services, and also explained how our sport is inferior to European.
– How did you receive the announcement of the abolition of the post?
– It would be more correct to say that they did not renew the contract with me. Let’s say we didn’t agree. And I was told in no uncertain terms that the financial burden falling on my services should be better directed in another direction.
– Didn’t they say in which direction?
No (laughs), they didn’t. There is only fantasy. But you yourself know what happens in biathlon: athletes do not even receive bets.
– Were the costs for you so high that the SBR budget could not cope?
– No. If we look at the labor market, here the salary was approximately at the average level. That’s far from space money, just the average labor market wage.
– In other words, if you worked in a clinic, would you get more?
– Of course, of course, even three times more.
– Did the athletes stand up?
– Yes yes. Everyone with whom I have worked closely this season, and these are the groups of Yuri Mikhailovich Kaminsky and Artem Evgenievich Istomin, are worried about my departure. Biathletes and biathletes don’t know what’s going on.
“How long did you work with Kaminsky and Istomin?”
– Last year. Drawn for 2026. They took him to the Olympics. And besides, now there is such a change of generations when a large number of new athletes have to be brought to the top of their game. Just for that, Yuri Mikhailovich invited me.
– Are there other rehabilitation specialists in the team?
– I was the only one on the whole team.
– Why is that?
– Medical support is provided by the FMBA, where people remain immobile, not understanding how important the role of a rehabilitator is. The physiotherapy specialist must be part of the national team. Because there’s only one massage therapist and one sports doctor left, and that’s only a third of the staff that should be. You also need a rehabilitation specialist, a nutritionist, a psychologist, etc. Here it is possible to list for a very long time.
Our sport is in the 27th century, and I’m not talking about biathlon, our whole sport has remained in this era. My job is to ensure communication between the medical staff and the coaches. A rehabilitation specialist is an important link that can affect both an athlete’s health and performance. We use the same methods as, for example, the Norwegians. Only they’ve been doing it for 30 years, and we’ve only just started. Well, finished, it turns out.
Source : MatchTV
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