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2002 Olga Bullert
The national rhythmic gymnastics (RG) coach is fired after two and a half years in office. For “breach of trust between the coach and the athletes”, it is officially said. According to the athletes who were there at the time, Deutsche used brutal methods, for example not letting its athletes drink during training.
2007 Eric Demay
The most outstanding case. The Frenchman has been the head coach of Swiss gymnasts for seven years. He harasses, terrorizes, insults his athletes and describes them as “fat.” These are defended sometime, contact the STV. But he supports Demay, even canceling the team around Ariella Kaeslin’s participation in the 2007 European Championship as punishment. Responsible as responsible for superior sport: Ruedi Hediger. He said at the time: “In gymnastics it’s not like in football, where you can go find a shell tree.” Soon after, Demay is kicked out anyway. Hediger, on the other hand, is promoted to managing director. His successor as head of sport: Felix Stingelin.
2013 Heike Netzschwitz and Vesela Dimitrova
National rhythmic gymnastics coaches also physically torture their athletes: “Dimitrova beat me. When he cried, he stood in front of me and told me that I should keep training, “says former gymnast Lisa Rusconi in the magazine.” You and Heike were always together. Like twins. The twins of horror. ” They both allegedly hit and pinched her. Here, athletes were also not allowed to drink or go to the bathroom during training. According to a report by Boris Gojanovic, then chief doctor of the Federal Sports Office, the two coaches will be fired. Dimitrova doesn’t stay out of work for long: in 2014, the Bulgarian was hired by the regional performance center (RLZ) Aargau as an artistic gymnastics coach. Later, Dimitrova even becomes the national coach of RG: Bulgaria again.
2020 Iliana Dineva
In June 2020, several BLICK athletes denounced the methods of RG head coach and national coach Aneliya Stancheva. They were intimidated, terrified and called a “fat cow.” That leaves its mark. “She has blonde curls. For a while I shuddered every time I saw a blonde woman with curly hair on the street, “says a gymnast,” because I thought it was her. “RLZ Biel informed the STV about new incidents in February. The STV only reacts after BLICK reports, he fires the coaches Felix Stingelin is suspended After two examinations commissioned by the STV found no errors in the dressing, a third exam is underway.
2020 Fabien Martin
In the “Magazin”, two former gymnasts report how the current women’s national coach allegedly abused them psychologically. One of the two, Lynn Genhart, talks about getting depressed in Magglingen, even thinking about suicide. Martin is still in office. The new STV ethics committee wants to investigate the case. After the latest revelations, top-tier sporting boss Felix Stingelin leaves “by mutual consent.” Managing Director Ruedi Hediger is still in office.
