Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova stood up for the hockey players of the Russian youth team who were left without medals at the World Championship. It is reported by Sport24.
According to the specialist, the team at the tournament, in addition to unsuccessful matches, had successful ones. She also noted that it is useless to criticize the players, now we need to understand the reasons why this happened. “There is work to do. Maybe we need to tighten up the functionality. You never know what flaws may be, ”added Tarasova.
Earlier on Wednesday, January 6, the Russian youth hockey team lost to the Finnish team (1: 4) in the match for third place at the 2021 World Cup and was left without medals.
On January 5, the Canadian national team defeated the Russian team in the semifinals of the Youth World Cup. The game ended with a score of 5: 0 in favor of the tournament hosts. In the final, Canada lost to the United States (0: 2).
