Piseev publicly rebukes Sokolova and threatens to leave her off Russia's worlds team.
Translation of article from http://www.gudok.ru/index.php/44607
After the return of the figure skaters from Warsaw, Valentin Nikolaevich Piseev let them have it. His criticism fell the heaviest on Elena Sokolova. "The young woman had occasionally been able to win European and World Medals. This time she ended up in 7th place.""
"After Slutskaya's departure, Lena was supposed to become the leader of figure skating in Europe. But that didn't take place," said Piessev in a harsh and grating voice during his press conference with Russia's RIA News Agency. "Her coach Viktor Kudryavtsev has told me that the athlete regularly skipped training sessions under the pretext of injuries and pains. She has gained weight. Once I noticed that she was sipping a glass of wine and smoking a cigarette. All things considered, Lena seems to think of her figure skating as a trifle diversion. The consequences of this attitude are alreadly clear. If she does not change her approach to training, she will not go to the World Champions in Japan."
Btw, the article contains other comments by Piseev, but this was the juiciest. He also complains about Obertas and Slavnov for being overly self-confident and therefore neglecting to follow the instructions of their coach. This is the paragraph of the article that I didn't translate but I think the brief summary above does justice to it.
Translation of article from http://www.gudok.ru/index.php/44607
After the return of the figure skaters from Warsaw, Valentin Nikolaevich Piseev let them have it. His criticism fell the heaviest on Elena Sokolova. "The young woman had occasionally been able to win European and World Medals. This time she ended up in 7th place.""
"After Slutskaya's departure, Lena was supposed to become the leader of figure skating in Europe. But that didn't take place," said Piessev in a harsh and grating voice during his press conference with Russia's RIA News Agency. "Her coach Viktor Kudryavtsev has told me that the athlete regularly skipped training sessions under the pretext of injuries and pains. She has gained weight. Once I noticed that she was sipping a glass of wine and smoking a cigarette. All things considered, Lena seems to think of her figure skating as a trifle diversion. The consequences of this attitude are alreadly clear. If she does not change her approach to training, she will not go to the World Champions in Japan."
Btw, the article contains other comments by Piseev, but this was the juiciest. He also complains about Obertas and Slavnov for being overly self-confident and therefore neglecting to follow the instructions of their coach. This is the paragraph of the article that I didn't translate but I think the brief summary above does justice to it.
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