Police are considering the appeal of coach Alexander Kardakov for inflicting physical injuries on him by skater Yulia Epifanova, Sverdlovsk Region Skating Federation President Boris Terentyev told .
Earlier, a 20-year-old speed skater from Yekaterinburg, Epifanova, said she was beaten by her former coach, Kardakov, 68, at the Ural Lightning Ice Palace in Chelyabinsk, where the athlete arrived at the camp training. The cause of the dispute were skates worth 150,000 rubles, which, according to the coach, the athlete should have returned two years ago after switching to another specialist.
– What do you know about the incident between Kardakov and Epifanova because of the skates?
– According to this incident, Kardakov went to the police for inflicting physical injuries on him. The police understand. As the results become available, our regional federation will examine this question and draw conclusions.
Did Epifanova file a complaint against Kardakov?
– There is no such information.
Did Epifanova pass her skates at the end?
– It’s an economic issue, it concerns the school of the Olympic reserve, her coach and her. We don’t participate in that, we didn’t distribute inventory, so we don’t have any information,” Terentyev told .
Earlier, Russian Skating Union chief Nikolai Gulyaev told that they will investigate the incident.
Source : MatchTV
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