Dispute escalated – Before the EM, Weratschnig has to sleep in the kitchen!


Scandalous scenes at the canoeing championships in Ivrea (It), which will start on Thursday! The dispute over accommodation between Canadian ace Nadine Weratschnig and the association (ÖKV) almost escalated – President Briedl even withdrew her accreditation for a short time. Then the “all clear”.

The waves went up, there was pure chaos. Canoeing ace Weratschnig had already packed the suitcase – she wanted to leave Ivrea, from the European Canoeing Championship! Because ÖKV boss Günther Briedl had taken away the Carinthian accreditation and thus temporarily also all training opportunities – a scandal was looming.

The reason for this was a huge dispute about the accommodation: The 23-year-old wanted a single apartment in the team quarters, as the colleagues Kuhnle and Wolffhardt have – and not in a double room. “Because I am more isolated, more corona-safe, since there are no people going in and out, I can prepare better. I would have borne the costs myself. “

Head coach Heli Oblinger (whom Nadine has long refused to work with because of “interpersonal discrepancies”) and the association blocked, referred to the existing Covid protection regulations and emphasized that this would all have been agreed.

Then the fourth in the world row rowed back: “I have to submit to the association, move into the double room, will start. Although I don’t feel safe, I also have to sleep in the kitchen. “

Failure to show up could have jeopardized her Olympic ticket. Because for this Nadine (as well as kayak colleague Felix Oschmautz) has to provide a confirmation of performance (semi-finals at EM or at the World Cup in Prague).