Russia (bbabo.net), - Qualifying matches of the men's hockey tournament will be held in Beijing on February 15, following which all participants in the quarterfinal matches of the Olympic tournament will be known.
Recall that the winner of the pair Denmark - Latvia will become the rival of the Russian team in the playoffs.
Fans will also be able to watch the fights Slovakia - Germany, Czech Republic - Switzerland, Canada - China. The winners of these pairs will compete with the Swedes, Finns and Americans.
The quarter-final matches will take place on February 16 on Wednesday. The meeting with the participation of the Russian team is scheduled for 9 am Moscow time at the Wukesong Sports Center and will be shown live on Channel One.
"Red Machine" under the leadership of Alexei Zhamnov is preparing for the upcoming fight very seriously and had a training session the day before. After training, the players talked to reporters.
Forward Vladimir Tkachev, assessing the conditions at the new arena for the team, noted the quality of the ice:
- It's normal and is about the same in different arenas. A little hotter here. A slightly different arena, you have to get used to it.
In the 1/4 finals, Russian hockey players will play with the winner of the Denmark-Latvia match
But the team captain Vadim Shipachev, in an interview with media representatives, noted his own game:
- While I'm playing badly, I need to add. As long as there are no goals, it means that I will work more in defense. Hope the next games will be better.
We also note that Dmitry Voronkov, who received 5+20 penalty minutes in the match with the Czech Republic, will be able to take part in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, the participants in the decisive fights for medals in the women's hockey tournament became known. In the semi-finals, four-time Olympic champions from Canada left no chance for the Swiss -10:3. For the "gold" Canada is expected to fight with the Americans, who four years ago were the best in Pyeongchang. The final will be held on February 17, and the teams of Suomi and Switzerland will compete for bronze.
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