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Staff Kim's Canadian coach backs curlers' abuse claims
A Canadian coach who guided this South Korean women's curling team to a sterling silver honor at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics has guaranteed the curlers' abuse claim.
Peter Gallant, who had been a coach from the Southern Korean curling staff of which is better known by means of its nickname Garlic herb Young ladies or Team Kim, mentioned in a affirmation Thursday that they stands "100 pct behind" the curlers who also state irregular, unfair cure by their head coach and managing.
The curling team, made up of skip Betty Eun-jung, lead Kim Yeong-mi, second Kim Seon-yeong, 3rd The reality star Kyeong-ae and prospect Kim Cho-hee, recently delivered a new letter to the particular Korean Activities and Olympic Committee declaring that the players have been abused by their head mentor Kim Min-jung; her partner, Jang Ban-seok; and the woman father, Kim Kyung-doo.
.k Kyung-doo is a original bassesse president at this Korean Curling Federation who else built often the country's first curling-only stadium in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, in addition the hometown of the Team Kim curlers. 컬링 was head coach to get South Korea's varying curling team at the PyeongChang Olympics. With Kim Min-jung, the two were considered large contributors to Group Kim's success.
Gallant, who also remaining Team Kim soon after the Olympics, said he / she is very happy with often the team's success in the PyeongChang Olympics, but he as well acknowledged there had been "unnecessary roadblocks" in regards for you to .k Min-jung and the woman friends and family.
"There were being quite a few challenges along that highway, and several of them appeared to me personally to be unwanted hurdles as a end result of the actions of this team's management, and the regular conflict between the team's management and the Korean language Curling Federation, " Gallant stated. "I fully grasp the relationship offers deteriorated concerning the team and their administration. "
Gallant claimed this individual found out that "things were certainly not going properly, micron when he attended Kim Eun-jung's wedding within July, although he don't realize the way bad the idea was.
Gallant said he / she was likewise treated badly by the management, citing conversation to financial problems.
"Getting paid was always a difficulty, " he said. "Frequently, I was not really paid by the due date. "
If it comes to connection, Gallant said decisions in various issues always ended up manufactured at the really last minute.
"It had been tough plan anything due to the last-minute steps and management's inability to either schedule correctly as well as to communicate the schedule. "
Like the curlers, Gallant claimed that Ellie Min-jung lacked knowledge together with had not been the big help to the crew "She claimed to be 'head coach' and had to help be in all of the photos, although her knowledge within curling was down below that will of the athletes, inches he / she said. "Even though My partner and i was hired to coach the team, (Kim Min-jung) needed to set the procedure plan regardless of exactly what I felt has been wanted. "
After the PyeongChang Olympics, Team Kim failed to win the national staff trial in August intended for the 2018-19 season. Typically the curlers advertised that these people had little time to learn, while the management tried to exclude skip Kim Eun-jung from the team right after the girl got married around July.
"It is really disappointing that one from the top women's curling groups in the world is usually not playing, very well this individual said. "These ladies have got not even attained their very own prime yet.... Their planet ranking is dropping, but it will surely be costly and complicated to get returning to often the top tier of being different. This is such a new disgrace. "
Peter Gallant, who had been a coach from the Southern Korean curling staff of which is better known by means of its nickname Garlic herb Young ladies or Team Kim, mentioned in a affirmation Thursday that they stands "100 pct behind" the curlers who also state irregular, unfair cure by their head coach and managing.
The curling team, made up of skip Betty Eun-jung, lead Kim Yeong-mi, second Kim Seon-yeong, 3rd The reality star Kyeong-ae and prospect Kim Cho-hee, recently delivered a new letter to the particular Korean Activities and Olympic Committee declaring that the players have been abused by their head mentor Kim Min-jung; her partner, Jang Ban-seok; and the woman father, Kim Kyung-doo.
.k Kyung-doo is a original bassesse president at this Korean Curling Federation who else built often the country's first curling-only stadium in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, in addition the hometown of the Team Kim curlers. 컬링 was head coach to get South Korea's varying curling team at the PyeongChang Olympics. With Kim Min-jung, the two were considered large contributors to Group Kim's success.
Gallant, who also remaining Team Kim soon after the Olympics, said he / she is very happy with often the team's success in the PyeongChang Olympics, but he as well acknowledged there had been "unnecessary roadblocks" in regards for you to .k Min-jung and the woman friends and family.
"There were being quite a few challenges along that highway, and several of them appeared to me personally to be unwanted hurdles as a end result of the actions of this team's management, and the regular conflict between the team's management and the Korean language Curling Federation, " Gallant stated. "I fully grasp the relationship offers deteriorated concerning the team and their administration. "
Gallant claimed this individual found out that "things were certainly not going properly, micron when he attended Kim Eun-jung's wedding within July, although he don't realize the way bad the idea was.
Gallant said he / she was likewise treated badly by the management, citing conversation to financial problems.
"Getting paid was always a difficulty, " he said. "Frequently, I was not really paid by the due date. "
If it comes to connection, Gallant said decisions in various issues always ended up manufactured at the really last minute.
"It had been tough plan anything due to the last-minute steps and management's inability to either schedule correctly as well as to communicate the schedule. "
Like the curlers, Gallant claimed that Ellie Min-jung lacked knowledge together with had not been the big help to the crew "She claimed to be 'head coach' and had to help be in all of the photos, although her knowledge within curling was down below that will of the athletes, inches he / she said. "Even though My partner and i was hired to coach the team, (Kim Min-jung) needed to set the procedure plan regardless of exactly what I felt has been wanted. "
After the PyeongChang Olympics, Team Kim failed to win the national staff trial in August intended for the 2018-19 season. Typically the curlers advertised that these people had little time to learn, while the management tried to exclude skip Kim Eun-jung from the team right after the girl got married around July.
"It is really disappointing that one from the top women's curling groups in the world is usually not playing, very well this individual said. "These ladies have got not even attained their very own prime yet.... Their planet ranking is dropping, but it will surely be costly and complicated to get returning to often the top tier of being different. This is such a new disgrace. "
