Ice Hockey World Championship 20: Russia reacts to Czech criticism before leaving Canada – ŠPORT.sk

The reaction of the Russians appeared in the media on Sunday, the selection coach Sergei Zubov for Sport Express stated: “The Czechs denied everything very quickly and put everything on us. We won’t do it, but doing what they do is very ugly. The version that they didn’t let them back on board because they mistaken them for our crew is just ridiculous.

Each delegation has a certain number of people, tickets are not nameless, our sweatshirts have different logos and inscriptions, it is simply impossible to confuse teams. If the Czechs behaved as they claimed, they would let them back. “

Striker Vasily Ponomarev commented on the situation before the two expeditions were reported: “I was sitting at the end of the plane where the flight attendants were sitting. When we got on the plane, I didn’t see what was going on there. I put on my headphones, wanted to sleep, and was almost asleep when a neighbor in my place tapped me on the shoulder and said that all teams had to get out. I still don’t understand why. The Russian national team did not have alcohol on board. I saw one Finnish player vomit. But this did not happen in the plane, but in the waiting room. “

Former coach of the Russian national team Viačeslav Bykov, after the scandal was published, spoke directly to the championat.com portal, and said to his colleagues: “Players and the implementation team represent us abroad. We have to build trust, self-discipline comes first. Working with young people is not always easy, but we need to ensure proper upbringing with their parents. We adults cannot put this problem on the head of young people. They have learned We guys play hockey, but we also have a responsibility to teach them how to behave in public. “