Erik Bouwman will initiate against his dismissal as national coach of the German speed skaters to take legal action. The Dutchman said on Friday the German press Agency (dpa). The day before, Matthias is Great, the acting President of the German speed skating community had announced, in Berlin Bouwman, in writing, to the end of his working relationship with the 31. July has been communicated.
“I first of all, in terms of content, no comments to the notice of termination. With the fall are busy now, my lawyers,“ said Bouwman. The Dutchman stated to continue until at least December 31. To want July his duties as the coach of offspring. “My contract is up to 31. December 2020,“ he said. Obviously, the legal dispute with the the g will now turn to the appropriate severance pay.
“A Federal coach who referred the application to the highest office of the g as a joke, and the most successful German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, “Puke” is, does not belong in this office,” declared Great the day before.
the Background for a year-lasting rift between Large partner Claudia Pechstein and Bouwman, since the latter had declared that he had “no desire” to coach the five-time Olympic champion. Then there had been a months-long mud battle between the two sides. This resulted in an open letter Bouwmans before the more battle-world Cup in Hamar, in which he accused the 48-year-old Berliner, “spiteful” and “to be embarrassed”. Thus, he is sharp criticism of Big in.
