Two-time Olympic ice hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov named it the number one sport in Russia.
“Hockey. I don’t keep statistics, but hockey is much more popular than football in Russia. We have a lot of hockey megastars, our teams have had great victories. It doesn’t matter if the country is north.
The most important thing is the huge history of Russian hockey, the winning traditions and a large number of great representatives of this sport. In these indicators, football cannot be compared with hockey. Therefore, hockey is loved more in Russia, it seems to me, ”says Fetisov sports24.
According to a poll by Sport24, football was recognized as the number one sport (43% of the vote). This is followed by figure skating (28%) and hockey (19%).
Formerly four-time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov saidconsiders cross-country skiing to be the number one sport in Russia.
“Now skiing is number one in Russia. How many medals were brought at the Olympics! So what the hell kind of football?!” said Tikhonov.