The Russian national team is waiting for a difficult and responsible match against the Swedish team in the semifinals of the Olympic hockey tournament in Beijing, perfect discipline and high speeds will be required for success. This opinion was expressed to journalists by the head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak.

“Of course, the Russia-Canada match would have exorbitant ratings throughout the hockey world. But our rivals in the semi-finals were the Swedes. This is a very strong team, the Russian team is waiting for a difficult and responsible match. We know the hockey style of Sweden well, we constantly play with them at the stages of the Eurotour, and many leaders of the Tre Krunur Olympic roster play in the KHL,” said Tretyak.

Tretiak called the victory over Denmark in the quarterfinals of the Olympics Olympiad 2022 “valid” According to the head of the FHR, the Swedes have a very trained, disciplined team that can play strictly on defense and attack creatively.

Tretiak also said that in order to succeed in the semi-finals, the Russian team would need to “turn on” high speeds. “At an average pace, the Swedes make almost no mistakes. It will also require perfect discipline with a minimum of deletions. And the inclusion of defenders in the attack, since Sweden very tightly closes the space in front of its goal, ”added Tretiak.

Russia will play against Sweden in the ice hockey semi-finals. The main thing at the Olympics The 2022 Olympics The Russians beat Denmark (3:1) in the quarterfinals, the Swedes defeated Canada (2:0).

The semi-finals will take place on February 18. The meeting between Russia and Sweden will begin at 16:10 Moscow time.

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