(I didn't think this case should merit its own thread, but a general thread for miscellaneous Disciplinary Commission stuff is a very good idea. Thanks
@Sylvia!)
So here we go...
An Estonian judge called Nikolai Salnikov got embarrassingly and disruptively drunk at JGP Egna in early October and has now received a 2 year ban from all ISU activities; see the
Decision of ISU Disciplinary Commission
I noticed there's a former Estonian ice dancer – national champion in ice dance from 1971 to 1978, according to
Wikipedia – with the same name. Anybody here who knows whether it's the same guy or his namesake?
Below are some select bits from the
Disciplinary Commission's Final Decision, abridged & edited by me:
On Wednesday, Salnikov showed up on time to The Judges' draw and the Initial Judges Meeting but was completely drunk and not even able to confirm his presence during the roll call. At the very beginning of the Initial Judges Meeting, he fell asleep, almost laying on the judge sitting next to him who therefore had to move her chair away from him. At the end of the meeting, the was still so drunk that he was hardly able to get up from his chair, then fell and needed support to get to the bus bringing back the judges to the hotel.
On Thursday, he judged the Men's Short Program.
On Friday, he was at the restaurant at the ice rink and got so drunk that the owner of the restaurant contacted the Organizing Committee which in turn approached the appointed ISU Event Coordinator. Again, Salnikov was not able to go to the Shuttle Bus and the Organizing Committee had to organize a special car for getting him back to the hotel.
On Saturday, he judged the Men's Free Skating.
