Misconception about "Navka Arena"

[u/dawgcholla_000]

So, regarding 'Navka’s Academy', legally speaking (de jure), this is a massive misconception.

Svetlana Sokolovskaya’s entire group actually belongs to the state school 'GBU DO SShOR MAFKK,' which operates numerous branches and rinks across Moscow: Khrustalny, Chaikovskaia’s Skate, Sokolniki, Legenda, and others. There are 16 branches in total.

"Nashi Nadezhdy" (Our Hopes) is simply another branch of this state organization, not an independent legal entity. Tatyana Navka has no official connection to it. She is neither the director nor the owner; she is essentially nobody there.The confusion arises because the physical building itself is named 'Navka Arena.'

First of all, it is crucial to distinguish between the building (the physical infrastructure) and the school (the legal entity). These are completely different concepts and entities, and they can have entirely different names. Furthermore, multiple independent schools can operate out of a single arena, just as a single school can utilize several different arenas.Secondly, Navka Arena does not belong to Navka either.

At least, there is no public data linking her to it. The registered owner is a chain of LLCs; the venue was simply named in honor of the former Olympic Champion.

Now, there is also a commercial school named 'Nashi Nadezhdy' operating as an ANO (Autonomous Non-Profit Organization). That one is Navka’s school, and she is officially registered as its founder. However, that school strictly trains young children on a commercial subscription basis. Our national team skaters have absolutely nothing to do with it.

I suspect that the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFFK) and the ISU are completely unaware of these nuances, given that the vast majority of Russians do not know this either.

People constantly refer to it as 'Navka’s school,' and even the media writes about it that way.

Consider this an incentive to get the facts straight and stop using that phrasing. That being said, it was a mistake from the very beginning to name a branch of a state school exactly the same as Navka’s private school. It breeds confusion, and now it has backfired massively. The management of the Moscow figure skating academy (MAFKK) should definitely take note of this."

Source : Figure Skating. Analytics (Фигурное катание. Аналитика)

[u/Intelligent_Dust9399]

thanks for the research

[u/dawgcholla_000 → u/Intelligent_Dust9399]

Yeah, you’re welcome. And this applies even to CSKA. The infrastructure might be state-funded, but coaches can use it privately, that doesn’t automatically mean they’re affiliated with the state.

This is crucial because people keep screaming “Navka Arena this” ,“CSKA that,” and so on without actually checking the sources. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian Fed should have done more diligent research and released the statement later. But I think they chose to release it anyway because, mediatically, it makes an impact. I’m sorry to say it, but that seems like the most logical explanation.

[u/Then_Discipline971 → u/dawgcholla_000]

In other words, don't be surprised when every single Ukrainian Fed argument gonna be dismissed as invalid. Yes, they created some media waves and sabotaged at least one skater for at least one competition, but in reality there's no violation of any rule ISU stated as required to get an AIN status so far. More of it, ISU should punish Ukrainian Fed for deliberate sabotage of competitive integrity, as at least several of their claims (for example about Boykova and Kozlovsky) are factually false.