In an interview with Vladimir Krikunov, the former head coach of Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national ice hockey team legal betting He noted that Russia is superior to Latvia in terms of hockey development, despite the mandatory skipping of two world championships in 2022 and 2023.
According to him, hockey in the Baltic Republic is developing rapidly, but still does not reach the level of development in Russia.
Latvia took the bronze medal by beating the United States at the 2023 World Cup – this is a historic and extraordinary result of all time. It is unknown when they will repeat this again.
Latvia traditionally knows how to play, people love hockey, but I do not think that this affects the difference in development with Russian hockey. It’s hard for them to compete here.
And then the sanctions will also be lifted, then we will play normally, ”said Krikunov.
Earlier, a sports lawyer explained how the IIHF is. harden Sanctions CSKA if goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov plays in KHL.