“It’s kind of absurd: he won’t shake her hand. And to hell with his hand” – Tarasova about Konyukhov’s words about Ovechkin

The daughter of the famous hockey coach Anatoly Tarasov, honored figure skating coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova, in a conversation with , sharply criticized the traveler Fedor Konyukhov for his statement about Alexandra Ovechkina .

Earlier, Konyukhov, in an interview with , said that he “would not shake hands” with Washington captain Ovechkin because he treated him badly for his performance in the United States.

— People generally don’t know that every athlete can compete in any country and represent their country. Russia is always written next to Alexander, the name of our country is announced and our flag is unfurled. We can’t even say he represents our country. What is this?! A kind of stupidity: he won’t shake her hand. And to hell with his hand, I didn’t really want it. What kind of statements are these?

Alexander is an exceptional athlete and the face of our hockey. Aren’t you ashamed to say that? Konyukhov apparently does not understand that times have changed, our hockey players play all over the world and glorify our homeland. Ovechkin has been playing in America for 20 years, but he is here at all the sporting events, practices them here and helps. Alexander is a man of victory. And Konyukhov needs to think before saying such things,” Tarasova told .

Ovechkin is 38 years old and has played for Washington since 2005. The Russian forward ranks second on the list of top snipers in NHL history with 853 goals, behind Wayne Gretzky (894).

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