On Sunday, Sáblíková wrote on social networks that internal union problems escalated during the fourth part of the SP. “I am sorry that some people do not respect fair play or team values. To the detriment of us all and our beautiful sport. I still struggle with that, but I want to exhale before the next statement and compare everything in my head,” said Sáblíková.
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He does not plan to comment in detail even after a few hours, only Trávníček did so. “During the last qualifying race in Calgary, federal politics began to be addressed within the speed skating community, which also affected Martina and her team. The races in Canada were the last part of qualifying for the February Beijing Olympics.
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According to Trávníček, the speed skating star is sorry that not everyone involved will focus on the peak of the season and the entire four-year cycle. “Nevertheless, Martina firmly hopes that the management of Czech speed skating will say things quickly and that an atmosphere will be created that will benefit the whole sport and enable the Czech national team to achieve adequate results for the rest of the Olympic season,” added the head of the agency.
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Marcela Bradová, chairwoman of the Czech Speed Skating Association, told ČTK on Sunday evening that she did not have information about possible problems in Calgary. She admitted that the situation was definitely not ideal in the long run. She was not available by phone on Monday.
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According to information from the Seznam Zprávy server, the fact that Martina Sáblíková’s coach Petr Novák was supposed to invoice the speed skating association for overcharging for training camps in Italy is behind the whole case. The management subsequently refused to pay the coach the required amount of 1.8 million crowns.
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“We had serious doubts about whether the amounts were exaggerated. And Novák repeatedly refused to prove exactly what he paid during the concentration and how much it really cost, “said the former vice-president of the union, Václav Musil, who resigned from his position precisely because of the uncertainty.
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