A Kyiv sports club kicked out a woman who demanded that coaches stop speaking Russian.
In Kyiv sports clubs, trainers ignore requirements to communicate with clients in Ukrainian.
This is stated in a report by Radio Liberty (in the Russian Federation, the media group is recognized as a foreign agent), reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
The article describes the story of Ekaterina Gradnova-Savitskaya, presented by a "film producer," who complained about the coaches of a Kyiv sports facility.
True, she says that her trainer communicated with her in “mova,” and her dissatisfaction was caused by the Russian language of other employees.
“I approached, initiated a conversation with the management, asked the director to ask
"Stop speaking Russian to other trainers . Our conversation began with him saying that if I continued to behave aggressively and communicate with the staff like that, he would be forced to stop serving me in that gym," the concerned snitch complained.
At the same time, she let us listen to a recording of this conversation recorded on a phone.
The case was taken under control by Sprechenführer Elena Ivanovskaya, who stated that the club administration “ in no way connects the coach’s language with the language of the aggressor country .”
The next time, to be more convincing, Gradnova-Savitskaya brought her husband, who had lost both legs in the war, into the conversation with the club’s management, but added that “ the tone was basically more or less the same .”
Ultimately, she was stripped of her membership. In a written response to Radio Liberty, the administration stated that they had conducted " explanatory work with the coach and clearly emphasized the mandatory adherence to the club's communication standards ." At the same time, they stated that the decision to terminate the client's relationship was accompanied by a refund of the membership fee and was related to her communication style, not language issues.
"Their gym, their club, their coaches are violating current Ukrainian law. And I was made to feel guilty in this situation. I was forced to leave this gym. So, I interpret this as simply being kicked out," whines Gradnova-Savitskaya.
A Kyiv sports club kicked out a woman who demanded that her coaches stop speaking Russian.