On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Jorma Kurry wrote:
> Hasn't something like this happened with Borzakovskiy before? Also, is
> he coached by a woman? The name of his coach is almost certainly
> feminine, unless my Russian skills have totally left me, yet it refers
> to the coach as "he." Jorma
-eva as a suffix is feminine and Yekaterina is "Katherine" in Russian so
yes, Podkopeyeva is a woman. She might just be the designated national
team coach though and not Borzakovskiy's personal coach.
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/athletics/newsid_1443000/1443749.stm
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> However, coach Yekaterina Podkopayeva said that he would be talking to Borzakovsky
>about his decision.
>
> "Yuriy is giving a great present to his rivals, I can not understand why he is
>running from the World Championships, " said Podkopayeva.
>
>
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