Playoff bracket at the 2022 Olympics, quarter-final pairs, who will play with whom, opponent of the Russian team, online
The Finns and the Swedes shared points in a full-time match and reached the quarterfinals of the Olympics together. The Scandinavian teams joined Russia, the last lucky one, especially after the evening matches in Group A.
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After the second period, the Swedish national team beat Finland 3:0, approached the reality of Kazakhstan’s fantastic alignment – a possible meeting between the national teams of Russia and Finland already in the quarterfinals.
It happened, Finland should now go to the Swedes with a difference of 6 goals, and the USA in the evening match to score at least one point in the match with Germany. In this scenario, Russia was in first place in the ranking, and Finland dropped to sixth place. And according to the playoff bracket, in the quarterfinals, the third seed plays with the winner of the pair of the 6th and 11th seeds. If the Finns really lose a lot to Sweden, and then beat their opponent in the qualification (while Latvia is in 11th place), then they will go to Russia in the quarterfinals.
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Forward of the Russian national team Artur Kayumov spoke about the injury received in the match with Denmark (2: 0) at the Olympic Games – 2022.
“He fell, hit his shoulder. In general, everything is fine, the necessary procedures have been done. I always prepare, I trained on the ice. I no longer remember my state at the time of receiving the observation. You don’t remember him much, I remember that there was a slight pain. I went to the locker room and everything.
The role of the 13th forward? We did not discuss this issue. Attack actions are applied. Topics that many chose in the minority give a pause. You need to find and start having fun. I’m ready for the quarterfinals, ”Chemonapiat correspondent Elena Kuznetsova conveys Kayumov’s words.
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National team goalkeeping coach Sergei Naumov It is reported that in the quarterfinal match of the Russians will be the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, for whom this meeting will be the fourth at the Olympics. Earlier, Fedotov played to zero in games with Switzerland (1:0) and Denmark (2:0), after which he conceded six goals from the Czech Republic (5:6 OT).
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Today, the main part of the Russian national team did not train on the ice of the Olympic arena. Only substitute players and those who did not participate in the last match were engaged.
Among them were two goalkeepers: Dmitry Shugaev and Timur Bilyalov, as well as field players: Shakir Mukhamadullin, Kirill Marchenko, Artyom Anisimov, Alexander Kadeikin, Artur Kayumov and Artyom Minulin.
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The layouts for the playoffs of the Russian team after the victory of Slovakia over Latvia
the result is that after the end of the first match of the game day, the tournament fate of the Russian team in the playoffs of the Olympic tournament became a little clearer.
If Russia takes third place in the ranking (for this the US must take at least one point in the match with Germany), then it will play with the winner of 6-11 pairs. 6th place will probably move to Denmark, and 11th place of residence for the Latvians, who have already lost today to the Slovaks.
If the US team leaves for Germany in regular time, then the Russian team is second in the rankings and will play the winner of the pairs 7-10.
It is worth noting that Russia no longer has any chances to maintain efficiency in the first place in the rating at the end of the group stage.
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In the next match of the sports game day, the northern confrontation between the two main rivals, the national teams of Finland and Sweden, will take place. The winner of this match will secure first place in Group C and a direct qualification to the quarter-finals. The loser will most likely go to the qualifying stage.
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The match is over. The Slovakian team won the first victory at the Olympic tournament in Beijing, beating the Latvian team with a score of 5:2. The final score was set by Tomas Jurcho, who hit an empty net 0.5 seconds before the end of time.
Thus, the wards of Harijs Vitolins play all three matches in the group competition of the Olympiad, but the limited tournament path promises to continue in the qualifying round. Latvia will now almost certainly finish in 11th place at the end of the tournament stage, while the Slovaks will receive the eighth or ninth seed.
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Eight minutes before the end of the last time, the Slovakian team beats the sum of Latvia with a score of 4:2. It is noteworthy that in the 32nd minute, the 17-year-old forward of the Slovaks Juraj Słafkowski strengthened the advantage of Slovakia in the long run, scoring in the third match in a row. This is his fourth goal in the tournament. One of the favorites for the upcoming NHL draft is leading the sniper race of the Olympic tournament.
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Playoff bracket online
Playoff bracket online. Please note that there will definitely be changes in it, which we will promptly implement.
Qualifying Round
Denmark – China
Canada – Latvia
Czech Republic – Switzerland
Germany — Slovakia
Quarterfinal
Finland – Germany/Slovakia
Russia – Czech Republic/Switzerland
USA – Canada/Latvia
Sweden – Denmark/China
The first period of the Group C match between Slovakia and Latvia has already been played at the National Stadium in Beijing. While the score is 1:1.
The loser of this meeting is likely to get the 11th number in the ranking. We remind you that Russia shines the third seeding, which means a meeting in the quarterfinals with the winner of the 6th and 11th teams of the rating.
Playoff layouts before the final day of the group stage
In the final game day, the teams of Sweden and Finland, Latvia and Slovakia, China and Canada, as well as the USA and Germany will play among themselves. If Russia finishes in the group stage, it will take the second place in the ranking (for this the USA must play in Germany in regular time), then it will play with the winner of the pair of 7th and 10th teams in the ranking. At the moment it is the Czech Republic – Switzerland.
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If Russia takes third place in the rankings (for this the United States must take at least one point in the match with Germany), then it will play with the winner of the pair 6-11. At the moment it’s Canada and Slovakia, but Canada has a game against China tomorrow, so Denmark will probably move to 6th place, and 11th place will be taken by the loser in the match between Latvia and Slovakia.
Russia no longer has a chance to take first place in the rankings at the end of the group stage.