The organizers of the Beijing Olympics offered the participants comfortable conditions for living. This was stated in an interview with RBC by the manager of the Russian national hockey team Ilya Kovalchuk.

The Olympiad will be held from 4 to 20 February.

Kovalchuk said that "six representatives of the hockey delegation, including a doctor and a physical training coach, flew to China on January 30." “To see on the spot where you have to live, work and play,” he explained. - We are being sent videos, impressions. The conditions are good, comfortable and, most importantly, the same for everyone.”

Ilya Kovalchuk — RBC: “Politics and business at the Olympics surpassed hockey” The Olympics in general, one might say, hung in the balance,” Kovalchuk continued. “Thank God that the Chinese authorities and the organizers have done a great job and were able to ensure the safety of the guests of Beijing.”

The Russian hockey team will arrive in Beijing on February 3. At the group stage, the team will meet with Switzerland (February 9), Denmark (11) and the Czech Republic (12).

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