The Russian national team lost to the Finnish team in the final match of the 2022 Olympic tournament in Beijing. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting ended with the score 2:1 in favor of the Finns. In the first period, the Russians brought forward the goal of striker Mikhail Grigorenko. At the beginning of the second period, the Finnish hockey players were able to level the score, Ville Pokka scored with an abandoned puck. At the 31st second of the third period, Hannes Bjorninen put the Finns ahead. Thus, Russian hockey players won the silver of the 2022 Olympics.
Russian hockey players became Olympic champions in 2018. In the final of the Games in PyeongChang, the team defeated Germany with a score of 4:3 in overtime.
The Finnish national team played in the final of the Olympic tournament for the second time. In 2006, the Finns lost to the Swedes with a score of 2:3.
The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing will be held on February 20 and will begin at 15:00 Moscow time.
Source: Lenta
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