Athletistic/Hockey. Former Russian national hockey team head coach Vyacheslav Bykov spoke about his attitude toward the NHL, as well as Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin, who avoids questions about politics.

“I’m worried and happy for our guys who represent Russian hockey in the NHL, but I don’t like their attitude towards the rest of the world community. They just don’t respect other countries. Everyone has seen how they did the Olympics. . They just did not let the players go to such a big vacation, like the Olympics. As for Ovechkin, I can only say that each person takes the position that his conscience allows him ” , Bykov said.

The American team at the Beijing Winter Olympics was represented by players from youth and student hockey clubs. Following the results of the Olympics, the American team reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic hockey tournament, in which they lost to the Slovak team with the score of 2: 3.