French skater Morgan Ciresse, accused of sending obscene photos to a teenage skater in late 2017, committed "shameful bullshit" but is not subject to any sporting sanction, said the president of the French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG) Didier Gailhaguet during his press conference this Wednesday.
Until then, the FFSG and its president had been particularly discreet on the subject. And even completely silent since a press release arrived several days after the affair had been revealed by the American daily newspaper USA Today at the beginning of last December, and in which the federation estimated that there was not "in the state of information available , reason not to trust him. "
“Morgan has unquestionably made a major, unacceptable mistake. Shameful bullshit ”, this time considered Gailhaguet, before listing a series of measures imposed on the French skater. "I first forced him to come and speak before the federal council to explain these facts and apologize," he began. His decision to resign from his position as board member "will be validated on Saturday". “He is currently undergoing curative treatment with a psychologist. And we are planning preventive time in a specialized police station for minors so that they can see the reality of certain disasters, ”he continued.
Even before the affair broke out, Cipré (28) had decided, with his partner Vanessa James, to breathe this winter to extend their careers until 2022. The couple European champion 2019 and world bronze medalist in 2018 did not participate in any competition of the season. However, he skated at a gala organized with the support of the FFSG at the end of December in Vaujany.
"He is not sanctioned" sportingly, replied Gailhaguet to the question of whether Cirès could represent the French team in his situation. "Already, it is punishable in the USA, secondly, for that there must be people who file complaints, thirdly, we put in place a whole arsenal of things to try to get this boy to get back on track" , he justified.
According to USA Today , Cipr, and its Florida-based coaches John Zimmerman and Silvia Fontana, are the target of an investigation by the American organization Safe Sport , dedicated to combating violence in sport. Him for sending two obscene photos to a young thirteen-year-old skater. Them for having put pressure on the teenager to keep her silence. Ci off has not spoken since the publication of the case.
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