Denmark vs Russia. How will the second match of the Russian team at the Olympics turn out?
On February 11, the National Sports Palace in Beijing will be the venue for the next match of the group stage of the Olympic hockey tournament. The current Olympic champion - the Russian team, will examine the representative of Scandinavia - the Danish team.
For Danish hockey, the upcoming Winter Olympics is a real historic event. For the first time in its history, the Danish national team made it to the number of participants in the Olympics, having successfully qualified in August 2021. In the course of the qualifying round, the teams of South Korea were beaten 11-1, Slovenia 4-3 and in the decisive match the neighbors - the Norwegians 2-0. The best scorer of the qualifying tournament was Nikolai Elers, who scored 9 points (5+4). Unfortunately for the coaching staff of the national team, Ehlers, who plays in Winnipeg, as well as a number of other Danish stars (Bjorkstrand, Eller, Andersen), will not take part in the Olympics due to the decision of the NHL leadership not to interrupt the regular season for the duration of the Olympic Games.
Another loss for the Danish national team was the refusal to participate in the participation of the defender of the Ufa Salavat Yulaev Philip Larsen. Thus, the Danes send a team to Beijing, mostly consisting of players from the national championship. There are rare exceptions, but the Danes cannot count on much with such a selection of players.
Russia
Russian hockey players go to Beijing as current Olympic champions. Four years ago, in the Korean Pyeongchang, the Russian team won its next Olympic gold, having put the squeeze on the German team in the final match. Nikita Gusev became the hero of the decisive duel, in the last minute of the match, when playing in the minority, he equalized the score, thereby moving the meeting into overtime. Gusev, after an unsuccessful attempt to gain a foothold in the NHL, returned to St. Petersburg SKA and is now sent as part of the national team to his second Olympics.
In addition to Gusev, defenders Vyacheslav Voinov, Nikita Nesterov, Yegor Yakovlev, as well as forwards Sergey Andronov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Vadim Shipachev got into the Russian team from the victors of Pyeongchang. It was Shipachev who had the honor of leading the team on the ice with the captain's patch. Experienced Nesterov, Andronov and Yakovlev became the captain's assistants.
During the current season, the Russian national team played 7 test matches, taking part in two stages of the Euro Hockey Tour. An experimental team was sent to Finland, for the Karjalla Cup, with an emphasis on youth. The result is natural - one victory (5-2 over the Czechs) with two defeats (2-4 from Sweden and 0-3 from Finland), and the final third place. Things were much better at the First Channel Cup. For the home tournament, the coaching staff assembled an almost optimal line-up, most of which made it to the final application for the Olympic Games. The Russian team won three victories (over Sweden 1-0, 4-3 over Canada and 5-2 over the Czech Republic) and only in the last game of the tournament lost in overtime to the Finns 2-3, thus taking second place.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Denmark vs Russia
DenmarkFor Danish hockey, the upcoming Winter Olympics is a real historic event. For the first time in its history, the Danish national team made it to the number of participants in the Olympics, having successfully qualified in August 2021. In the course of the qualifying round, the teams of South Korea were beaten 11-1, Slovenia 4-3 and in the decisive match the neighbors - the Norwegians 2-0. The best scorer of the qualifying tournament was Nikolai Elers, who scored 9 points (5+4). Unfortunately for the coaching staff of the national team, Ehlers, who plays in Winnipeg, as well as a number of other Danish stars (Bjorkstrand, Eller, Andersen), will not take part in the Olympics due to the decision of the NHL leadership not to interrupt the regular season for the duration of the Olympic Games.
Another loss for the Danish national team was the refusal to participate in the participation of the defender of the Ufa Salavat Yulaev Philip Larsen. Thus, the Danes send a team to Beijing, mostly consisting of players from the national championship. There are rare exceptions, but the Danes cannot count on much with such a selection of players.
Russia
Russian hockey players go to Beijing as current Olympic champions. Four years ago, in the Korean Pyeongchang, the Russian team won its next Olympic gold, having put the squeeze on the German team in the final match. Nikita Gusev became the hero of the decisive duel, in the last minute of the match, when playing in the minority, he equalized the score, thereby moving the meeting into overtime. Gusev, after an unsuccessful attempt to gain a foothold in the NHL, returned to St. Petersburg SKA and is now sent as part of the national team to his second Olympics.
In addition to Gusev, defenders Vyacheslav Voinov, Nikita Nesterov, Yegor Yakovlev, as well as forwards Sergey Andronov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Vadim Shipachev got into the Russian team from the victors of Pyeongchang. It was Shipachev who had the honor of leading the team on the ice with the captain's patch. Experienced Nesterov, Andronov and Yakovlev became the captain's assistants.
During the current season, the Russian national team played 7 test matches, taking part in two stages of the Euro Hockey Tour. An experimental team was sent to Finland, for the Karjalla Cup, with an emphasis on youth. The result is natural - one victory (5-2 over the Czechs) with two defeats (2-4 from Sweden and 0-3 from Finland), and the final third place. Things were much better at the First Channel Cup. For the home tournament, the coaching staff assembled an almost optimal line-up, most of which made it to the final application for the Olympic Games. The Russian team won three victories (over Sweden 1-0, 4-3 over Canada and 5-2 over the Czech Republic) and only in the last game of the tournament lost in overtime to the Finns 2-3, thus taking second place.
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