State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev in an interview Metatations He stated that hockey player Alexander Ovechkin and tennis player Dmitry Medvedev are the athletes of 2023.
According to him, both of them can be called patriots of the country.
“There are even two for me – Medvedev and Ovechkin. These athletes love their homeland. They never left their homeland while performing in international tournaments in foreign clubs and countries. Moreover, there were probably blackmail and threats. The same inadmissibility in competitions. It’s something that fans can constantly hate and criticize,” Medvedev said.
This season, the 38-year-old Ovechkin played in 28 games on the ice and recorded only 17 points (5 goals and 12 assists). In total, the player scored 827 goals during his time in the NHL. The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the league record for the most goals scored in NHL history, and Gretzky is 67 goals.
In the ATP rankings, Daniil Medvedev is in third place with 7600 points and is the best Russian. The lead is held by Serbian Novak Djokovic, who won the Final Tournament.
Previously Dmitry Guberniev Reacted Irina Viner’s words about her refusal to go to the Games without a flag and anthem.
Source: Gazeta
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