Russian coach Andrei Nazarov criticized the hockey associations of Sweden and Finland, which opposed the return of Russian national teams to international competitions.
By decision of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Russian national team was suspended from participation in tournaments under the auspices of the IIHF due to the situation in Ukraine. The Russian team will miss the next 2024 World Cup.
— The Swedes and Finns are against the return of the Russian team to the international arena, as well as the admission of our team to the 2025 World Cup and the 2026 Olympic Games. You know, the stupidity and dishonesty of these country have long been in doubt. I associate them with my grandfather, who practiced Nordic walking and jumped onto a busy highway to try to stop a speeding, loaded Russian KAMAZ.
Russia has already proven that all attempts to isolate it fail miserably. Look, our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is undoubtedly the most popular and talked about person in the world, his interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson has been viewed a billion times in all languages. The Russian economy is the strongest in Europe. This is an indisputable fact, our leader also cited it as an example. What does that mean? No sanction has broken us. In sports, we also play a leading role: the day before in St. Petersburg, everyone admired the largest and best hockey palace in the world. It hosted a KHL game for the first time and immediately attracted a packed house of over 20,000 spectators. So let all the haters and malicious critics bite their elbows and be nervous,” Nazarov said, as quoted by Championship.
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Source : MatchTV
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