Two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov commented on the refusal of the Russian hockey team to fly on a shared flight to Beijing with other Olympians. His words are quoted by Championship.com.
Fetisov explained that the players could have contracted the coronavirus on a regular plane, which means they risked being left without the opportunity to compete at the Olympics. “Any risk to the team is a disaster. The Ice Hockey Federation has a lot of money. They will be focused on achieving results. The plane will arrive and immediately fall into the clean zone, ”he said.
Earlier, on February 2, it became known that the Russian men’s hockey team refused to fly to the Games with representatives of other sports. The reason was the fear of contracting the coronavirus. The national team is concerned that earlier, after a common flight, positive tests were detected in the women’s hockey team.
The Olympic Games will be held from 4 to 20 February. The Russian team led by Alexei Zhamnov will play with teams from the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Denmark in the group stage.
Source: Lenta
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