Dear Dmitry!

The entire Russian ski team is appealing to you for help. We need to change the system of our Ski Federation. Right now everyone is looking for culprits for our failure at the Olympics, but the simple replacement of some other people will do nothing. New people,  cannot accomplish anything if the system will not change and everyone is working under the old system. This movement is a circle and can only have effect if the whole system itself is changed. We need specialists who know and love our sport. We want to see people in our federation who understand the current trends of world skiing and are able to solve urgent problems – full letter in Russian here or in English (Google translation) here.

What can we say about the current leadership team, if the president FLGR VA Loginov athletes of the people did not believe? He publicly called sportsmen “waste material”, “contingent”, which “have to work! But he selected the strongest in the Olympics! It’s athletes do not have to choose guide. In recent years we have accumulated a lot of problems that hinder our successful performance in the world. We have a very bad health care team. We have many times raised this question before the federation, but no attempt to solve this problem even in the Olympic season. The result is obvious. We do not have in mind some complicated pharmacological program, our specialists even cure colds can not, or to prevent colds, we cheer each season. With regard to the negligence of the Federation in general and the head coach Yu Charkovskogo particularly in training and competition periods we do not get quality food, reasonable living conditions and transportation. For example, on a regular basis in order to save the head coach makes the whole team to make a twelve-moving bus between competition, whereas you can fly per hour. Can you imagine what state we stand after such transfers.

Employees service group, responsible for preparing the skis, earn paltry wages. In skiing, these people play a vital role, but now their work is paid so that they are working on enthusiasm.

The contract between FLGR and athletes do not specify the amount of monthly remuneration athlete. This matter is left to the discretion of the federations. The average salary of a member of the team of Russia is 15 thousand rubles a month.

Management Federation is interested in the result, just enough to remain in their posts. On the development of ski racing nobody thinks. When we, the Russia national team athletes and our coaches, are beginning to talk about upgrades, changes that would make to the management and development of ski racing, according to our federation does not show any attention. Moreover, the leadership of the federation makes it clear that we are not doing their job. All decisions are made by the head coach and part-time team manager, Mr. Charkovsky. He and Mr. Loginov constantly complain about the lack of funds, inability to meet the challenges that must be addressed in due course. Rather than perform their duties, they solve their financial problems.

Trainers and doctors responsible for the fact that athletes are using banned drugs, never have the punishment and continue to work in the national team of Russia. Thus, the problem of doping in our sport remains insoluble.

All of these problems, as well as non-profit organization preparation for the Olympic Games in Vancouver, deprived athletes opportunities to compete for medals, forcing us to address you with this letter. We officially declare that the leadership of the federation of ski racing Russia incompetent in modern sport.

Please help us reform the system of our federation to Russia’s national team ski racing had a chance at a decent performance at the Olympic Games in Sochi.

– Rocheva OV – winner of the CME, the champion of Russia;

– Chernousov IG – winner of the CME;

– Khazova IV – bronze medalist OI-2010, winners of the CME;

– Zhmurko AV – winner of the CME;

– Novikov VV – Champion of Russia;

– Korosteleva NS – bronze medalist OI-2010, bronze medalist FM-2003, winners of the CME;

– Vylegzhanin MM – silver medalist of 2009 World Cup, prize ECM;

– Pankratov, NV – silver medalist of 2007 World Cup, World Cup bronze medalist 2005, winners of the CME;

– Zavjalova OV – two-time world champion;

– Morilov NS – bronze medalist OI-2010, silver medalist CHM-2007/2009, winners of the CME;

– Parfenov AS – bronze medalist of 2010 World Cup to 23 years;

– Petukhov, AE – bronze medalist OI-2010, winners of the CME;

– Panzhinsky AE – silver medalist OI-2010;

– Kryukov, NV – winner of OI-2010.