19. February marked five years since the Usa dropped the Russian Sochi olympic hockey quarterfinals.Half semi-final defeat to Finland in Sochi olympics is one of the Ilya Kovaltshukin career of the worst disappointments. AOP
It is one of the Finland-reel the heroic deeds of the 2000s. Sochi olympics quarterfinals against host country Russia, and the Lions beat the favorite out of their races paints 3-1.
sails this ship by the lion team was in the end for the bronze, while the gold libidos for the russians home early departure was a huge shock, which will not forget.
That the match will 19. February marked five years, and the wounds were torn open in the Russian press.
russia’s largest sports newspaper Sport-Express interviewed Ilya Kovaltshukia , as its team of super stars, who in the match to nuke Russia 1-0-lead dominance. the juha-matti Aaltonen solo speedy smoothing, after which the sidekick Selanne and Michael Granlund strike twice.
the Russians are no longer recovered.
– This is one of the biggest disappointments in our career – all of us who played them in the olympics, Kovaltshuk told now magazine.
in General, it is believed that the home games of the pressures brought the Russian team the weight of the cargo, which was too much.
– No, Kovaltshuk controversy.
– on the Contrary, it was very pleasant. Home playing is a pleasure, especially when the olympics were organized so well. The olympic village was beautiful, and there was a five minute walk of these new arenas.
What, then, caused the defeat of Kovaltshukin think?
Hard to say. There was many nuances. It’s fast passing tournament, where the little things a lot, he sighed.
– This (loss) runs through the rest of your life.
English press hotel 3-1 victory juha matti Aaltonen, Teemu Selanne and Mikael granlund’s goal. AOP
