Trainers swore because of sledge and prevented the Russian Olympian to win

Semyon Aleksandrovich Pavlichenko Photo: Astapkovich Vladimir / information agency "RIA Novosti"

the Russian tobogganer Semyon Aleksandrovich Pavlichenko told about the conflict between his personal trainer Burmistrov Edouard and the head coach combined Russian Federation Demchenko Albert. The athlete Sport-Ekspress quotes.

"All season I was silent, but now when everything came to an end, I cannot any more. I want that they or reconciled, or the president of federation Gart Natalia interfered. Otherwise simply the nonsense any turns out" — declared Semyon Aleksandrovich Pavlichenko. according to the tobogganer, the main problem: "I do not know why, but Demchenko Albert wants that we rode his sledge. And I on them have no results! I speak: give on these sledge we will put my old runners, then it will turn out quicker. Left it sledge, I come — and it gives me already absolutely other sledge! And I on them go next day slowly. Sorry, but it simply setup".

the Athlete noted that continued to ride sledge of the trainer . "Here, in Pyeongchang, I too went on them. But to try them in trainings it did not turn out because I tested sledge for Repilov Roman. I have nothing against Repilov Roman, but Demchenko Albert forbids it to communicate with me. Speaks, I badly influence it", — he added.

Earlier, on February 11, at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang there took place luge competitions in single arrivals. The gold medal was won by the Italian Fishnaller Dominique, the Austrian Kindl Wolfgang, the third — the German Ludwig Yokhannes became the second.
Team "The Olympic athletes from Russian Federation" presented Repilov Roman, Fedorov Stepan and Semyon Aleksandrovich Pavlichenko which took the 6th, 14th and 15th places.