The Danish national ice hockey team beat Latvia in the qualifying match of the playoffs of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
Thus, the opponent of the Russian team in the quarterfinals was determined. Denmark turned out to be stronger than Latvia with a score of 3:2 and will play with the Russians in the match for reaching the semi-finals on February 16th.
On February 12, the Russian team suffered its first defeat in the Olympic tournament in Beijing. Domestic hockey players lost to the Czechs with a score of 5:6.
On February 11, the team of Alexei Zhamnov advanced to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule due to a draw in the main time of the confrontation between the Czech Republic and Switzerland. This made the Russian team inaccessible to other representatives of the A quartet.
Before meeting with the Czech Republic, the Russian team won two victories at the Beijing Olympics. Domestic hockey players outplayed Switzerland (1:0) and Denmark (2:0), scoring six points.
The Beijing Olympics will run until February 20.
Source: Lenta
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