The youth team of Russia was removed from a flight in Canada, details of the scandal, what happened, smoking and alcohol
“The coach of the Russians smoked.” Details of the scandalous flight of the Russian youth team in Canada
What happened, what did the Czechs have to do with it and why everyone was removed from the flight.
The 2022 World Youth Championship ended well ahead of schedule due to the Ice Hockey Federation’s decisions to end the competition amid an increase in the number of positive coronavirus tests among the world championship participants. This trouble did not pass by the hockey players of the Russian national team – strikers Matvey Michkov and Danila Yurov, as well as the doctor of the national team, were left in Canada for a 10-day quarantine.
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The rest of the players of the Russian national team, accompanied by the team, were to make a long journey. First it was to get from Red Deer to Calgary, and then on January 1, land in Moscow. In this case, information on epidemiological safety is entered. However, things did not go according to plan.
This morning, the following news appeared in the foreign media. The Finnish edition of MTV Uutiset, with reference to the Swedish journalist Marie Lehman, who flew on the same flight, reported that the hockey players of the youth teams of Russia and the Czech Republic could not fly from Calgary (Canada) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
According to the source, the hockey players were not allowed on board due to their refusal to wear masks. In addition, some of the players were drunk. They also smoked. As a result, the athletes were not allowed on board. The airport staff quickly unloaded the luggage of young hockey players, and as a result, they did not fly away at the scheduled time. At the same time, the Finnish hockey players left Canada on this plane.
In fact, everything turned out to be not as scary as it is told by foreign sources, although it was not without the guilt of the Russians. According to the “Championship”, representatives of the Czech national team tried to bring alcoholic beverages, namely beer, on board the plane. Among the Russian players, there were no people who were openly drunk. They say that the main complaint against the Russian national team was the behavior of the official young performances, namely the head coach of the team Sergey Zubov.
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Known for his addiction since the days of his playing career, Zubov smoked when he walked with a cigarette in his hands through his landing sleeve on the plane, which the representatives of the Canadian air carrier did not like. In addition, in this turmoil, when the air carrier scandal arose, not all hockey players (as on the part of the Russian national team) were wearing masks that were tightly closed. However, the coach himself does not accept the accusations. Our side tried to resolve the conflict, conducted negotiations, but the decision of the Canadian airline was adamant. In turn, the Czech side is trying to shift all responsibility to the Russian national team.
“It was a very strange situation. We arrived at Calgary airport about three hours before departure. Our players went to buy souvenirs, and some of them called their families home. We saw Russian players sitting in the bar. I warned all our guys to wear masks and keep their distance during their stay at the airport.
Then we boarded the plane. One of the Russian trainers even smoked up his sleeve before boarding the plane. Then some passengers complained about the behavior of the Russians, and the crew for this reason dropped the entire plane.
Some passengers complained about the behavior of the Russians. As a result, the crew took us all out. Czech hoodies are the same as Russian ones. There are only different inscriptions. And in fact, for this reason, we were told that we could no longer get on the plane. The Finns, who were dressed in blue and white jackets, on the contrary, were given permission to board and fly away. Despite the fact that we explained to Air Canada representatives for about 30 minutes that our players did not violate anything, their decision was not reversed.
A little strange thing in the whole situation is that after the plane had already departed without us, the representatives of Air Canada apologized to us and at their own expense took a hotel for us and paid to Frankfurt at the same time, only a day later. They also assured us that we will not fly on the same flight as Russian hockey players, ”the manager of the Czech national team Otakar Cerny is quoted by the iSport.cz edition.
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“Why were we taken off the plane? “The team of the Czech Republic and Russia was removed from the flight for violation of the mask regime. Very strict rules “, – quotes Zubov” Izvestia “. According to the publication Match TV, the organizers and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) were responsible for the expenses and for the flight of the Russian national team. Two national teams have indeed already taken tickets for the next day. Russians and Czechs from Calgary will fly to Toronto, from where they will get to Frankfurt. Our team will arrive in Moscow on January 2.