In Krasnoyarsk, the court extended the arrest of the famous luger Roman Repilov, accused of fraud.

The Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk considered a petition to extend the detention of Russian luger, three-time world champion Roman Repilov. This was reported by the joint press service of the regional courts.

“The court decided to extend the period of detention of Roman Aleksandrovich Repilov, accused of committing a crime under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, for 2 months. That is, until February 20, 2026, with detention in PKU pre-trial detention center 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Krasnoyarsk Territory,” the press service clarified.

Let us remind you that in November 2025 he was arrested and sent to a pre-trial detention center two famous luge athletes Roman Repilov and Alexander Peretyagin. They are accused of fraud. The case concerns the misappropriation of about 11 million budget rubles intended for the purchase of sports sleds.

According to the investigation, in May 2025, a contract was concluded between the sports school and one of the athletes, an individual entrepreneur, for the supply of new sports equipment and equipment for the needs of the school. The cost of the contract was more than 10 million rubles. The defendants in the case found used and existing equipment and prepared the necessary documentation to participate in the auction. As a result, the sports school was supplied with used equipment that did not meet the terms of the contract.

Roman Repilov is a luger athlete, three-time world champion (2020 and 2021), three-time medalist of the 2017 World Championship, six-time medalist of the European Championships, two-time World Cup winner (2016/17 and 2019/20), three-time winner of the World Cup sprint competition (2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20). In addition, he is an individual entrepreneur.

Alexander Peretyagin is a luger athlete who has been competing for the Russian national team since 2012, silver medalist at the 2015 European Championship in singles competitions. He works at the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Sports Training Center for Russian National Teams” as a specialist in the preparation of sports equipment.

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