On 11 November, Vladimir Gorinov, a former coach in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling among the deaf and a member of the executive committee of the Russian Committee of Deaf Sports (nominated by the Federation of Deaf Sports Wrestling), was detained following a confrontation in connection with a criminal case involving the extortion of money from participants of Deaflympic competitions. On 12 November, a measure of restraint was imposed on him.

Vladimir Gorinov is one of several coaches accused by deaf athletes of systematic extortion of money. His case reached its current stage thanks to the active involvement of Dmitry Rebrov, the President of the All-Russian Deaf Sports Federation (ARSFSD), and the efforts of the Federation's new leadership team.

Since 2009, the practice of extorting money from athletes had been extremely widespread and was often regarded as a norm by the athletes themselves. Competitors were forced to hand over a portion of the money they earned at competitions to their coaches, who then shared the funds with the leadership of the ARSFSD and the Russian Committee of Deaf Sports. Athletes who refused to comply were subjected to various obstacles in their sporting careers.

In previous years, the ARSFSD gained notoriety not only for financial impropriety, dubious real estate transactions, and the extortion of money from athletes but also for organizing sporting events that were either conducted only on paper or did not meet basic requirements. Within the deaf community, it was widely known that the minutes of such competitions were often fabricated to claim prize money and other payments fraudulently.

This culture of corruption was enabled by Valery Rukhledev, a former president of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence on charges of large-scale embezzlement of funds from the All-Russian Society of the Deaf. Rukhledev simultaneously held leadership positions in the ARSFSD, the Russian Committee of Deaf Sports, and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which oversees international competitions, including the Deaflympics.

Since Dmitry Rebrov assumed the presidency of the ARSFSD in 2022, the organisation has committed to rooting out corruption and misconduct. The new leadership has taken significant steps to end extortion, financial fraud, and falsification of competition results. To restore its reputation, the Federation is requesting protocols of international competitions from the ICSD, questioning judges, and sending official requests to international authorities to identify athletes who may have undeservedly received awards.

Dmitry Rebrov and his team are confident that a thorough audit of the ARSFSD's activities in past years will enable the organisation to regain its credibility and good name.