Drudgery in an American way.
Drudgery in an American way.
From our swimmers took money for water.
Troubles have begun already in Russia. The American embassy
Has first refused to let out 19 persons from our youthful
National team on synchronous swimming on the World championship to Seattle.
Took off for three calling, two times changed tickets. As a result to
Competitions and three persons have not reached: the doctor, the judge and
The trainer. And the president of the Russian federation of synchronous swimming
Igor Kartashov declared some kind of strike - and remained on
To the native earth already on own will...
The senior trainer of our command Ekaterina Piskareva has told
To the correspondent "MK", that on it hassle has not ended.
- Me have let out with the second group of four girls. So
Not only that because of all this history we had to change
The ticket also flied with changes. On the second plane hardly were in time.
Have run in on planting like mad, it is possible to tell, have grasped for
The chassis... And here it is found out what to meet at eleven o'clock
Evenings us nobody is going to. Another's city, another's country - that
To do? I all on nerves, hands shiver, though I understand, that as
The most senior should keep easy...
At this time Elena Gryzunova, the second trainer, asked
Organising committee to meet the command rest.
- At first to us have told, that the plane has not arrived, then - that
Has arrived, but we there are not present. We call to Russia, there say, that
Girls have taken off and already should be in America...
Little girls really were in America - and rang round all
Hotels under the name "Holidej inn". There, as it have told,
There live sportsmen. But such hotels across all Seattle - twenty
Pieces. The whole network. Called, of course, and in American federation,
But who will respond at this time of night? When hotel where have lodged all
Participants of competitions, all the same it has been found, there have declared, that
Russian at them do not live... And later it was found out, that places were
Are reserved on everything, but for some reason them have not registered in
The computer. From a hopelessness have decided to walk once again on surnames.
Also it is necessary such to happen - in a national team of Ukraine there was a girl
On surname Zajtseva, odnofamilitsa one of sinhronistok. From it
Also have connected.
- We have asked the girl, whether there live with them Russian. "Yes, -
She has responded a little with astonishment, - on the sixth floor... "Then I
Has simply begged, that it has run and has told to ours, where we
We are. Simple accident has actually rescued us. And so
It is not known, how much we would sit at the airport...
On a question: "Why in hotel have not been registered
Russian? "- orgkomitetovtsy responded only invariable American
Smile.
- It still anything, worst of all was necessary to our judge Marina
Ivanovoj, - Ekaterina tells. - her too have not met. So
It within one and a half days stuck out at the airport. Any
The woman from the Ukrainian colony constantly dragged to it sandwiches and
Coffee in a thermos. And by that has rescued Marina. It is a pity, it is not known, how
The benefactor call...
When the drudgery with moving has stopped, our national team has sighed
More freely also has gone to train. As it was found out - early
Have relaxed. In pool from girls have demanded... A payment for water.
"At us free trainings will begin three days prior to competitions.
If you have arrived so early are your problems ", - explained
Americans, as always smiling.
So it was necessary to pay for water. And not only for water.
Organizers have unexpectedly suggested girls to go on
Excursion across Seattle and when we have refused have demanded
The penalty at a rate of 50 percent from cost of tickets. Fortunately,
This time have got off...
- They constantly smiled, even when money demanded.
Sometimes it seemed, that you are in any madhouse...
- Tells Piskareva.
Trained as a result in school pools. Water
perehlorirovana, it is not enough place. Not trainings, and torture.
- Oh, and as us fed!. - Katya even hands vsplesnula. -
Breakfast and supper still normally - a buffet. And here for a dinner in
The first day have brought something reminding prison balandu:
The put too much salt vegetable meatless ragout (at such physical
Loadings!) which imposed in tiny plateaus with
Characteristic slap. Instead of juice - the dissolved concentrate. When
All send it on the chamber to remove, they again smile: "you want
Additives? ". In the second day, though and besides put too much salt, but all
Have put the chicken. After all - meat...
Of a food complained not only a Russian national team. Dissatisfied
Have together gone to technical committee of competitions. There
Have again smiled: "As you can not like such meal?". And
Have continued to "splash" balandu. And participants grinned: "America
Twenty years did not see large competitions by water kinds
Sports and after that the championship as early as years fifty will not see! "
Despite everything, the Russian national team with the big separation has won
All three gold medals. Improbable success! And a national team of the USA
It has appeared in the general offset on the fifth place. Elena Zajtseva swings
Head:
- They and it have not deserved. Their national team was disgustingly
It is prepared: at girls excess weight, here and there, I apologise, even
The cellulitis is swept up. Music slow, is not enough sheaves... Nevertheless
It put 9,2 and 9,3. Judges concerned Americans more
Loyally, because they are owners...
On an old kind habit after rewarding of trainers, Zajtsevu
And Piskarevu, in sports suits with a laughter have dumped in pool
Their pupils. Lena with Katya even two small have managed
Numbers to show. And in parallel there were demonstration performances
Mixed (that is the guy plus the girl) American pair. But
Spectators persistently did not wish to admire compatriots, and with
Interest observed of two Russian trainers, which with
The blown up trouser-legs danced in water. Speak, Americans very much
At public have taken offence.
- Oh, with what we pleasure therefrom left! - has summed up
Piskareva. - in many countries was, but such low level
The organisation yet did not see...
Tatyana Artjuhova.
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