Abitbol probably one of the tiny shoots skaters exactly fifty meters. In 1990, the girl with the brown hair moved from the provinces to Paris in order to succeed in singles. I trained twice a day, lived in a hostel for young candidates to the national team. Noticed her strange glances, one of the coaches, then from him came the suggestions called cynical. Sarah tried to convert them and the constant stroking of the lower back in some kind of a joke. But the joke ended in failure. One evening in her room was broken into by a drunk coach, demanded an end to break down and rebuffed, attacked the girl… These parishes rapist was repeated and repeated. What sort of cases to the police. Cowed by the coach Abitbol did not dare to utter a word. In 1992, she ran away from the group, which was probably not the only victim.
Moved to pair skating. The nightmare stopped. Sarah’s partner has achieved recognition, success and rewards. Her poignant story is still occasionally swam out, got the rumor, it is true details.
one thing is Clear. The ex-champion of France, then coach, then long-term President of the Federation of ice sports Didier Galaga knew about the unhealthy interest of his friend Gilles Beyer to minors. They Beyer played together in figure skating, and Didier, rising up through the ranks, dragging and Gilles – ally.
the skating World is huge and at the same time closed. Almost everything in it happening, we know its few privileged inhabitants. Fearless on the ice, they, fearing the wrath of the shrew Gilles, dared only quietly shake your heads. And some courage, no, not stated to the police, and whispered Galaga on manners Gilles. But the President was silent.
Familiar with both anti-heroes. And how they were different. Focused, always discreet Galaga opened the world of black Surya bonaly, five times in a row from 1991 to 1995, winning the European championship. In 35 years of his hard and well knows his business, has been elected President of the Federation in 1998. And even scandal at the winter Olympics-2002 in salt lake city, where Galaga and French judge Le gun, charged with certain manipulations at the time disqualified, did not shake the authority of Galaga in the eyes of colleagues. After retiring for several years with a high post in 2007, Mr Didier again topped the national Federation. Some called it “Unsinkable”.
Galaga I saw a person perfectly adequate. With him was a pleasure to exchange impressions about the tournament. Always trembling, followed by the French athletes, ably supporting them. In short, the man in his place.
And Gilles Beyer remembered a gentleman in a black long cmokine and the butterfly. He at that time an unprecedented manner led all official and unofficial ice show featuring the best skaters in France. Dressed, he jumped on the ice with a microphone in one hand and, reeling circles, represented the parties at great for the French rare English. Any mistakes in the names and titles of the athletes. His constant courage and wound up crowded halls, and skaters.
But try to come to this “gentleman”. He barely spoke, in response to the greetings barely nodded graying with the years head, was surly and unavailable. I once asked a rich man who owned the Paris club “the Flying French” uniting skaters and hockey players, as it keeps this Manager. The millionaire shrugged his shoulders: “You still don’t know everything. But he’s a professional. And all suffer.”
I, a stranger, do not all know. And not stand behind Sarah Abitbol two skater star and the pride of France. Heard the names of several coaches raping a minor.
But since then twirled! Went charges. Knew everything and got the water in my mouth? What the President of the Federation Didier Galaga? Experienced functionary, passed many tests, tried to gain time. At first I refused, then made polupriznanie. Yeah, he told me he did not believe at first, then chastised Beyer, Yes, that is 61 years old and when it was. Five members of the Federation of ice sports has resigned in recognition of his indifference and inaction, rather ruthlessness. And the President hoped that somehow blow over, and remained on duty. However, the “Unsinkable” Didier was drowned in streams of angry accusations. And resigned.
the presidency took Natalie Pesala – double European champion in dancing with Hugo the Burza. Pesala was not only a sports celebrity. 36-year-old beautiful girl – first the civil, and now the wife of movie idol Oscar winner and prize of the Cannes festival “best actor” Jean Dujardin. Recently at a family, not sports couple had a daughter Jeanne.
She and the new composition of the Federation will have in 2022 to host the world Cup in the resort of Montpellier. Why is there province, in the 735 kilometers from Paris? But because provincial town won five competitors – Minsk, Turin, Budapest, Sofia and Bratislava.
But what about Gilles Beyer? How many decades have made Monsieur Gilles their raids? No one else would see him in a tuxedo and bow tie. Yet, he admitted, but only “misconduct and inappropriate intimate relationship” with Sarah Abitbol. But it seems that he will have to try a completely different outfit – a prison.
