The four-time Olympic champion in biathlon, Alexander Tikhonov, supported the head coach of the CSKA hockey club Sergei Fedorov, commenting on the situation with goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, and said that due to the start of SVO, the world has changed long ago. and also rejected agreements with foreign organizations. Tikhonov’s words are quoted Metaratings.ru.
“Fedorov did the right thing. Finally, we show our Russian character. We are not allowed to go to the World Cup anyway and we continue to bow to them again? Are we Moldova or another country that has no national interests and does not deserve respect for its political ambitions?” said Tikhonov.
On August 14, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) penalized CSKA with a one-season international transfer ban. In addition, the team’s goalkeeper, Ivan Fedotov, will not be able to play in the Continental Hockey League (KHL) until December 31, 2023. On August 27, the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) allowed Fedotov to play from January 1, 2024. So CSKA will start the new season without him.
On September 1, Fedotov went on the ice against Ak Bars in the opening game of the KHL season. CSKA was defeated with a score of 2:5 and the goalkeeper played the game completely.
Formerly Tikhonov offered IIHF “Send in Russian”.