Russian skier Alexey Shemyakin emotionally spoke about the deprivation of the bronze medal at the stage of the Russian Cup in Syktyvkar.
On January 13, the athlete took third place in ridge “cutting”showing the same result with Ilya Poroshkin. But after additional measurements, it was announced that Shemyakin would move to fourth place.
– To be honest, I also heard from the judges that there will be two bronze medals. And then in twenty minutes something changed.
– In five minutes! That’s it, the awards have already begun. And Sagaydak (the chief referee of the competition – Sports.ru) comes up and says: “You have the fourth.” I got so upset that I just wanted to leave. Two minutes before the award ceremony, I find out that I am fourth. This makes it even more embarrassing.
– Prize money is also important …
– Of course, for me, twenty thousand rubles is a very large sum. Let it be on the conscience of these people. I don’t need money, but a medal… For the work I do alone. And here is a whole team, and it cannot give a medal to some horse!
– They explained to us that first the result was measured by the transponder, and then by the beam. Is that how they explained it to you?
– You need a transponder just to find out what number you have. Everything is determined by the beam. There is a whole scheme. I told them: “Maybe I still have almost to learn? To help you figure it out here?”
– It was very emotional, apparently.
Yes, it was emotional. When you go to the award ceremony third, and then you find out that you are fourth, and they just say to you: “Get out of here.” And when else do you Probably at the award ceremony, she says: well, sorry, guy, you are a sucker.
And went Melnychenko hug, kiss. Everyone who is on the team is a family, and the rest is nobody. It’s not beautiful. We are fighting, ordinary regional athletes, with the national team, which they carry in their arms and kiss on the ass. And you are the only one who understands, skiing, training! Shemyakin said.
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