“Irresponsibility and sloppiness”: Shashilov, Kazakevich and Vasnetsova did not fly to Beijing due to errors in documents

Wrong paperwork

On Wednesday, the first group of Russian athletes flew from Moscow to Beijing to take part in the Olympic Games.

Biathlon, short track, women's hockey team and sprint speed skaters went to China.

At first, there were no signs of problems.

Eduard Latypov and Maxim Tsvetkov posted photos and videos from Sheremetyevo Airport on social networks, wrote joyful comments, talking about the long-awaited trip.

However, it later turned out that not all of their colleagues managed to board the plane.

The head coach of the women's biathlon team Mikhail Shashilov, his two wards Irina Kazakevich and Valeria Vasnetsova, as well as massage therapist Roman Nikitin remained in the capital.

Aeroflot refused to let Olympians on board due to problems with documents in the my2022 app.

According to Match TV, three of them did not have a QR code, while Kazakevich had it “red”.

This means that, based on the data entered, the athlete is prohibited from entering the Celestial Empire.

The Russian Biathlon Union immediately reacted to the situation.

The official statement said that "to enter China, members of the delegation will need additional documentary evidence of a previously transferred coronavirus."

The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation explained: it was precisely because of incorrectly filled in information that the Olympians did not receive a “green” QR code.

Former President of the RRF Vladimir Drachev was outraged by what happened.

In his opinion, in this situation, you need to ask the management of the organization, which could not control the process of submitting documents.

“Irresponsibility and slovenliness!

God grant that this situation with the non-departure of the athletes and Shashilova is safely resolved and everyone eventually gets to China.

Did the RRF not know when they were going to Beijing?

When and which QR codes expire?

This is not serious.

Questions should be asked to the leadership and board of the RRF, which made such a mess, ”the specialist said in an interview with the Championship.

State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova was also surprised by what had happened.

The Turin Olympic champion in speed skating believes that the leadership of the RRF is likely to be punished for negligence.

“Before such starts as the Games in Beijing, everything is checked several times.

I think the Russian Biathlon Union will "arrive", he is responsible for this.

The athlete himself, of course, must also bear responsibility.

But representatives of the federation, the executive director, are obliged to scrupulously monitor such things.

Before the competition, you need to check all the nuances - especially the QR code for your own flight, ”said the specialist to Gazeta.Ru.

Staying in Moscow can affect the form

An extra day in the capital may not have the most favorable effect on the physical condition of Kazakevich and Vasnetsova.

Anatoly Khovantsev, ex-coach of the Russian biathlon team, drew attention to this.

According to him, the girls need to fly to Beijing as soon as possible.

“Sitting downstairs is not good.

I mean that the athletes have now descended from Anterselva.

Let's say they wait one more day for a flight, that's okay.

But then acclimatization will begin.

Vasnetsova and Kazakevich will have to roll in again.

If they fly out soon, it's not so bad.

In the reverse situation, this may affect the functional state in the next races, ”Khovantsev told Sport-Express.

The stay of biathletes in the capital also worries commentator Dmitry Guberniev.

The journalist drew attention to the fact that the body needs to get used to the altitude in Beijing, and also remained outraged by the problems with paperwork in the RRF.

“Remember Burundukov, whom everyone forgot about, this is not the first time.

There should be a manager next to the team, but our team does not have one now.

If you are not put on an Aeroflot flight, then what should have been done wrong?

How do you have to be unprepared for your native Russian company to deploy?

This is nonsense!

We need to take these things as seriously as possible.

I hope they leave today.

Otherwise, a downtime can be fatal: already minus a day at a height.

This is worrisome,” Guberniev said.

It is also dangerous to spend an extra day in the capital because the chance of passing a positive test for coronavirus increases.

However, as noted in the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, the organization took control of the situation.

Athletes, coach and massage therapist were promptly delivered to the base in Novogorsk.

“Transportation was carried out in accordance with the maximum safety requirements, on a special vehicle assigned to the team.

After filling out the corresponding form in the application and receiving confirmation from the organizing committee of the Games, they will fly to Beijing.

It is planned that this will happen no later than Friday, ”the agency said in a statement.

Two positive tests for coronavirus

However, one representative of the national biathlon team will definitely not go to China.

The head of the service team Alexander Pechersky passed a positive PCR test.

According to the head of the press service of the RRF Sergey Averyanov, the specialist was shocked when he learned the result of the analysis.

“He is now in quarantine in Novogorsk.

The Olympics are not only the pinnacle for athletes and coaches.

For the service, doctors, journalists and everyone involved in it, too.

To say that Alexander is upset is to say nothing.

Moreover, he flew to Beijing on New Year's Eve, already tested the tracks, ”Averyanov wrote in Telegram.

At the same time, the head of the press service noted that Pechersky did not go with the team to Anterselva, but was engaged in logistics in Moscow.

And accordingly, he had no contacts with biathletes.

Now the specialist will have to help the team remotely, and Mikhail Kolosov has been appointed to lead the servicers at the Olympics.

Averyanov added that Dmitry Blinov would fly to Beijing instead of Pechersky.

“All documents were prepared for him in advance - if the men's team took the sixth quota for the Games, he would be guaranteed to fly to them.

With Shashilov, Kazakevich, Vasnetsova and Nikitin, everything, thank God, is much better, although they experienced no less shock, ”the RRF officer wrote.

The bad news for the fans of the Russian biathlon team did not end there.

Sergey Bashkirov passed a positive PCR test already in Beijing.

The coach noted that he had no signs of illness and had no contact with the team on the way.

“Upon arrival at the Olympic village, I was isolated.

Now I'm waiting for a re-analysis.

I feel good.

On the plane, we flew separately - there were certain zones, it turned out that I flew separately from the athletes, in different cabins.

I also didn’t contact anyone on the bus, ”said the specialist.

Bashkirov must pass another PCR test on January 27.

According to Guberniev, if his result also turns out to be positive, the absence of a coach during the competition will hit the team hard.

“This is minus one combat-ready unit.

Maksimov, Kaminsky remain, they will cover.

But such losses do not go unnoticed.

To say that there are no indispensable is a lie.

Bashkirov is indispensable in this situation, another thing is that the risks must be minimized, ”the commentator explained.