Russia (bbabo.net), - The coaching staff of the Russian national hockey team has decided on the goalkeeper for the first match of the playoffs of the Olympic tournament.

According to the goalkeeping coach of the national team of Russia Sergey Naumov, Ivan Fedotov will take the place at the gates in the quarterfinals of the Olympics.

The match will take place on February 16, the opponent will be determined later.

On Sunday, the group round will end, following which the three group winners and the best of the teams that took second places will receive places in the quarterfinals.

Russia became the first in its group, but it is not yet clear what place the team will take in the ranking according to the results of the group stage - first, second or third.

The opponent of the Russians - the current Olympic champions, will be determined on February 15, based on the results of the relegation matches between the teams that took 5-12 places in the ranking after the first stage.

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