Dmitry Dorofeev coach of the world speed skating record holder Pavel Koulijnikova told that the problem with the regional combinations arose some time ago and they already tried to solve the breakdown themselves during the Russian championship in Irkutsk.
Kulizhnikov previously said that at the second start of the tournament his last suit tore, so he ran the 1000m with a jacket and was unable to compete for medals. President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Gulyaev, commenting on what happened, explained that the regions are responsible for providing equipment to athletes at All-Russian competitions, in this case the issue should be under control of the Federation of the Krasnodar Territory.
— Kulizhnikov had a technical problem with his suit. Bad luck. Well, bad luck, that was a long time ago. He doesn’t have a second regional suit and now the zipper is broken. It was impossible to change it, it was rubber. Yesterday I reassembled the “dog”, sewed it up, it was enough for 500 m, but today lightning struck, and he ran, one might say, on a parachute. We prepared for six months and just like that.
If I understand correctly, an overall period is two years. I can only state facts regarding standards and allocation of equipment. I think the leaders should have three workers and two racing jerseys. We can’t fix this one way or another. Import substitution must be established,” Dorofeev told .
Source : MatchTV
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