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The master of the last four seasons of the skeleton, in a recent interview with delfisport.lv confessed to be still waiting for the prize of 100,000 Euros payable to the winner of the Triple Trophy.
Thursday 3 October 2013 6 minutes reading time
Martins Dukurs did however indicate that the delay in payment is not attributable to the International Federation (FIBT), "The award was established by sponsors, so the FIBT is no stranger to this delay. I think it will take a long time affiche and I see this money but are ready to proceed to legal action in case of non-payment. "
The Latvian champion who is constantly rewriting the history of the male skeleton, accompanied by the record of wins, is ready to dominate again next season, "I love the skeleton, every year I find new motivation to keep going.'' During the summer I worked hard, and in this period we have lowered the workload ahead of first descents on the ice.'' I do not deny that the main goal for the upcoming season will be the Olympic Games in Sochi. "
Dukurs, he also confessed to liking the Russian Olympic track, "I like the gut of Sochi, is fast and there are some key points of interest such as the upward sections that dealt with the wrong line if you do lose a lot of time."
Just the'' Olympic gold is the only trophy missing'' in the glorious career of Martins, who already has to his credit many records. Latvian is the fact,'' the only athlete in the history of the skeleton to have won four consecutive World Cups, and is still the record holder of success in the worldwide circuit with maximum 25 claims, as many as 15 more than the second most successful rider of always Gregor Staehli.
In addition, the 2011-2012 season to date, Martins Dukurs has triumphed in 21 of 24 official games played, losing to surprise and only 3 cents for the world title in Sankt Moritz in January.
During the summer, the phenomenon of'' skeleton has also worked a lot in terms of materials, "Me and my brother Tomass in the next season we will have two new slides as well. Really it is a simple evolution of the last year we have adapted to the new federal regulations. Right now I have six types of skeleton that I will try to try before starting to compete in the World Cup. "
 Speaking of materials, Martins Dukurs has spared to throw a jab to the Russian Federation, in his opinion guilty of having deliberately broken the rules at the World Championships in Sankt Moritz, Maria Orlova lining up at the start with a skeleton irregular, "Unfortunately, these things happen from several years and I think that could happen again in the future. From my point of view, these things can be avoided, but I believe that the International Federation is unable to argue with the decision to actions carried out by the Russian Federation.'' And for years that I repeat that the Russians are advantaged by the FIBT because they are well covered by money. "
In the next season, the World Cup skeleton will provide for the two races on the famous gut Sankt Moritz, a track that in recent years has been the center of controversy because of changing ice conditions that often send the tilt operation of materials, being that the Swiss'' gut unique in the world refrigerated course, "To be honest I would have preferred to compete twice in Calgary," added the Latvian, "however, I am a professional so I accept any change in the calendar. As for me concerns could also go down five times in Sankt Moritz'' s important to me is that all you can race with the same conditions. "
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