The Russian Skating Union (SKR) suspended speed skater Yulia Epifanova after a collision with a coach at the Chelyabinsk ice rink, a correspondent reports.
This decision was made based on the results of voting at a meeting of the organization’s executive committee. The conflict between Epifanova and her former coach Alexander Kardakov occurred on the Chelyabinsk ice rink in August. Epifanova said the coach forcibly took off her skates and beat her. Kardakov wrote a statement to law enforcement agencies against Epifanova, who accused him of beatings, accusing him of beatings and slander. As Andrei Vakhutin, a member of the executive committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, said at the meeting, a corresponding criminal case has been opened.
— The suspension also includes a ban on visiting sports facilities. Then, after a decision is made on the open criminal case, we will again raise the issue of its exclusion for discussion, ”said Nikolai Gulyaev, president of the Russian Skating Union.
Source : MatchTV
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