Russian hockey players reached the quarterfinals of the Olympics ahead of schedule, after the match between their rivals in the group, the Swiss and the Czechs, went into overtime.

The main time of the meeting ended with the score 1:1. The puck at the Czechs was thrown by Jiri Smeikal (fifth minute), the Swiss answered with a goal by Gaetan Haas (ninth).

Overtime also ended with no goals scored, and the Czechs won the shootout thanks to David Krejci's accurate shot. The final score of the match is 2:1.

Thanks to this result, the Russian team with six points guaranteed itself the first place in the group and direct access to the quarterfinals, regardless of the outcome of the match with the Czechs on February 12.

Earlier in the tournament, the Russians defeated the teams of Switzerland (1:0) and Denmark (2:0).

Zhamnov praised the match of Russian hockey players at the 2022 Olympics with the words “not very impressive.” According to the tournament regulations, the winners of three groups and the best of the teams that took second place directly go to the quarterfinals. The rest of the teams will play an extra round of the playoffs.

In another match of the day, the Swedes defeated the Slovaks 4:1 (Group C).

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Fonbet considers the Russian team the favorite of the upcoming match with the Czech Republic. Bets on the victory of the Russians are accepted with a coefficient of 1.70, on the victory of the Czechs - 4.05.

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