The Russian national ice hockey team reached the finals of the Beijing Olympics. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
Russian hockey players beat Sweden in the semifinal match. The meeting ended in a shootout with a score of 2:1. In regular time, Anton Slepyshev scored in the Russian team. Arseniy Gritsyuk scored the winning goal.
In the final match, the Russian team will meet with the Finnish team. The game will take place on February 20 at 07:10 Moscow time.
Sweden will play against Slovakia in the bronze medal match. The meeting will take place on February 19 at 16:10 Moscow time.
Earlier, the coach of the Russian national hockey team Sergei Fedorov spoke about the departure of the United States and Canada in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics. “The Canadians didn’t have a very intensive training camp, the Americans got tired. Apparently, the North American teams were tired at the moment, because of which they conceded unnecessary goals and could not find the strength to recoup, ”he explained. The coach stressed that the Russian team had to restructure the preparation for the tournament, but the players managed to adapt to Beijing conditions.
Source: Lenta
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