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The Kremlin revealed secrets about hockey players with Putin

It is known that President Putin started playing ice hockey when he was in his 50s. He was inspired by the sport thanks to former sports minister Viacheslav Fetisov.

Every year, he plays hockey in public. Last Christmas, Putin also played a friendly match on Red Square, just outside the Kremlin. And he won with his teammates.

“Yes, this is perfectly normal. Hockey players who join the match in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin try not to injure each other and the head of state. And it is completely normal that all players do not want to get injured, “Peskov told reporters when asked if the hockey players were really playing cautiously with Putin. .

Mr. Peskov added that Putin was playing hockey the last time, in a friendly match in Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi). At that time, Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko were playing with the same team. When playing Russian leader wears his favorite number 11 shirt.

Hockey is Russia’s second most popular sport after soccer. At the same time it is a strong Russian sport in the international arena. At the Winter Olympics, the Russian team won a Gold Medal after convincing Germany in the final.

The night hockey tournament started an initiative proposed by Putin himself. The tournament aims to attract the elders to participate by organizing night competitions to help them play after work as well as create an amateur hockey community. It has connected all players from all regions of Russia.

President Putin is famous for being a sports lover. In addition to horseback riding, he has repeatedly shown his ability to play sports through Judo, Taekwondo, F1 racing, or diving under the Black Sea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend was the player to score the most goals in an ice hockey match. It was held on the Night Hockey League gala in Sochi City.

Along with Putin are former players of the National Hockey League. President Putin scored 10 points in a friendly match, helping his Legends of Hockey team win 14-7 against their rival, the Night Hockey League.

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Olympic Channel filmed the women’s hockey team of Korea

Olympic Channel of the International Olypmpic Commission said it was likely that they would make a film about the Korean ice hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. At the recent press conference, Mr. Mark Parkman, General Manager of the Olympic Channel, said the network is trying to figure out what to tell the story of the “united” hockey team.

They got a lot of talk at the 23rd Winter Olympics. Hockey teams of athletes from the two Koreas completed the tournament at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics after losing to Sweden. South Korea has formed a female hockey team to compete at the 2020 Winter Olympics. Pyongyang has sent 12 players to join Seoul’s 23-player team.

Thus, this is the first time that the two Koreas have joint hockey teams in the Olympic competition. At this year’s Olympics, this women’s hockey team lost all 5 matches. Yet they remain a symbol of peace for potential reconciliation between the two Koreas.

The Olympic Channel often provides news, live sports events, highlights and documentaries related to the Olympics and athletes. This channel was founded back then and covers sports in 11 languages ​​daily.

Olympic Channel plans to showcase its first film with the documentary series Five Rings Films. This five-episode series will be directed by some of the most famous names in the movie industry. Song Parkman said that the film about the women’s hockey team of the two Koreas will not be in this series.

The highlight of the ceremony was the joint parade of athletes from the two Koreas under the flags. And this is the last parade in the opening ceremony. The whole PyeongChang Stadium was glowing with a grand opening ceremony, vibrant, bold modern.

This time around, Korea aims to win at least 8 gold medals. A record number for Korea, and entered the top 4 for the first time.