The athletes of the youth national teams of Russia and the Czech Republic were removed from the flight for violation of the rules of conduct …
As reported by SVT journalist Marie Lehmann, the reason for this decision was the use of alcohol by the players of both national teams, smoking and refusal to wear masks.
– Czech and Russian JVM teams will not be allowed to Frankfurt. Drunkenness, smoking and not wearing a mask are some of the reasons, she wrote.
A plane with hockey players who played matches at the U20 World Championship in Canada, was supposed to go to Frankfurt.
The Youth Ice Hockey World Championship started at the end of December and was supposed to end at the beginning of January. However, due to the detected cases of coronavirus infection, including in the Russian national team, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the cancellation of the tournament on the night before the new year.
Later, the mentor of the Russian youth team, who was also noticed with a cigarette at plane, commented on the incident with the team's denial of the flight.
Sergey Zubov said that the scene with the removal of the players of the Russian and Czech teams on a flight from Calgary to Frankfurt was dragged in the media by the ears.
– There is nothing special to comment on. The team will fly home to Russia in an hour. All are safe and sound. Probably someone who really needs to exaggerate what actually happened. Many guys from both teams were wearing masks incorrectly. After repeated reminders, the airline decided to withdraw both teams from the flight, – Zubov quoted Match TV.
The coach denied information that he was boarding the plane with a cigarette in his hand.
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& # 8212; Come on, what kind of cigarettes? I quit smoking three years ago, said Zubov.
