The Russian women’s ice hockey team lost to the US team at the group stage of the 2022 Olympic tournament in Beijing. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The game was played on Saturday, February 5 at the Cadillac Arena. The match ended 5-0 in favor of the United States. The winners included Savannah Harmon, Hilary Knight, Grace Zoomwinkle, JT Comfer and Alexandra Carpenter.
On Friday, February 4, the Russian team defeated the Swiss team in the first match at the 2022 Olympics. The meeting ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of the Russians. As part of the winners, Polina Bolgareva scored a hat-trick, Ekaterina Dobrodeeva and Anna Shibanova also scored on the puck.
In the next match, the Russian team will meet with the Canadian team. The game will take place on February 7 and will start at 07:10 Moscow time.
Domestic athletes compete under the auspices of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). The tricolor and the national anthem were banned due to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions.
Source: Lenta
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