But that was part of how the ski federation does it.
The international ski federation suspended him until June, when the matter will be reviewed.
Two other coaches also received sanctions from the Russian ski federation.
The issue was thought to have been settled, with the ski federation abandoning its plans to raise the starting line.
Everyone is waiting on the resulting consequences in the ski federation.
For starters, Kenya does not have a ski federation.
It has rich people, an affluent ski federation, many mountains and none of the best men's Alpine skiers in the world.
But provisional membership in the international ski federation is considered a mere formality.
The effect was that an already rancorous relationship between the ski federation and snowboarding intensified.
Two years later, Nagvajara completed the paperwork with the ski federation to begin his qualification.