The actions of world sports officials pissed off a number of famous Russian champions and heads of federations. They stopped choosing expressions. Even our former swimmer, who fled to France and began to rejoice over this, got it.
«They have neither shame nor conscience»Information about the possible status of refugees for Russians at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris seems to have become a red rag for our leaders. Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin made it clear that such conditions are unacceptable, and President of the Russian Wrestling Federation Mikhail Mamiashvili even suggested «driving tanks into Paris».
Two-time Olympic hockey champion Alexander Kozhevnikov called it nonsense even the possibility refugee status. Describing the actions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he did not choose words.
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"The IOC, of course, is weird. Why on earth are our athletes refugees, where did they flee from, from their country? These are political things and we need to refuse to participate in such a status. Rave! It can be seen that the guys in the IOC take the wrong vitamins. They're all screwed up in the IOC, starting with (organization president Thomas) Bach. They have no shame or conscience. This kind of participation is definitely not acceptable for us. They are bastards in the IOC along with Bach. I simply have no other words,» said Kozhevnikov.
Put on this «moron» The head coach of the Russian national team in synchronized swimming Tatyana Pokrovskaya spoke in a similar vein, only less harshly. Comments on this topic were given by a huge number of well-known Russian functionaries from the world of sports. They all condemned the incident without hesitation. On a tangent, it got from the legendary hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov and the current head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif, who was awarded the definition of «moron».
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"Forget about this organization! By the way, here, in the city of St. Petersburg, we chose this moron — the new president of the IIHF. What difference does it make who he is — Tardif or not Tardif? A person who does not understand the meaning of everything that happens. Hockey at one time was big politics. This is the Super Series, and everything related to the NHL. The National Hockey League does not cancel the Russians, right? Therefore, we simply chose the wrong president. They didn't invest in it. Although I know that they bet on another. We lost influence in hockey,” Fetisov is quoted by Match TV as saying.
Another key face of Russian sports, four-time Olympic champion Vladimir Salnikov, who now heads the All-Russian Swimming Federation, in addition to criticizing the The IOC initiatives touched on one interesting topic. Recently there was a story with the departure of the European champion Anastasia Kirpichnikova.
The girl received sports citizenship of France and has already won the gold of the national championship of the country. This might not have caused a violent reaction if Anastasia had not been so jubilant about the move and would not have called this state a real home. Salnikov diplomatically told for several months that it was her choice, but then even he could not stand it.
““The stormy delight of Anastasia Kirpichnikova, who joined the French national team, can only be explained by the completion of the epic with the paperwork. I had to say to someone“ Mercy. In my opinion, it was not worth doing so loudly. After all, the procedure for changing citizenship is quite clearly spelled out in the rules of World Aquatics. Everyone decides this issue for himself. You won’t be forced to be nice. We were brought up differently,» Salnikov said in a conversation with.
Don't be surprised now if the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, comes out with a refutation of the idea of a refugee status for Russia. Once again, he will call for the unifying role of sport and say that he wants to see all countries at the upcoming Games in Paris. If for the first time they still believed him, then now such words will look like an outright mockery.