Teenagers are said to have responded with violence.
The incident happened in the village of Verkh-Neyvinky. Vyacheslav Bukharov / CC BY-SA 4.0
– Great scandal in Russian skiing.
This is how the Russian reported Sport-Express-Sports news site.
According to it Aleksandr Pyatyginin74, for hospital. Pyatygin has previously also coached the Russian ski team.
The reported violence took place on 1 September at the Sverdlovski Ski Resort. Pyatygin is said to have been beaten during the coaching session.
Cross -Skiing Parisprint Olympic bronze in 2006 won Ivan Alypov According to Pyatygi, Pyatygin had told the teenagers in the area that they should shave somewhere else. In response, the coach got swearing and pushing.
Pyatygin responded by tearing off the gas hose from one motorcycle, after which the teenage group surrounded Pyatygin and beat it.
Pyatygin, who is taken to the hospital, is said to have several bruises, and his ribs are suspected of being fractured.
According to the son of Pyatygin, violent teenagers were 14-15 years old. According to him, there were eight teens, two of which were especially active in assault when the third photographed the situation on his mobile phone.
According to Sport-Express, the Russian police are investigating the case.