Shortly after, Samoilova released a public statement, supported by her partner Graudiņa, which criticized the Latvian Volleyball Federation (LVF), saying it did not support her or the junior beach volleyball players with a single cent.
LVF Secretary General Aivars Platonovs responded in an interview with Latvian Television that the athletes are in fact among the best-paid in the country: "They receive over 140 thousand from the Latvian Olympic Team (LOV), which, in my opinion, is m...
