The head coach of the Russian youth ice hockey team Sergei Zubov said that the players of the Russian and Czech national teams were removed from the flight from Calgary (Canada) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany) due to the fact that they did not wear masks correctly. He called the situation grossly exaggerated and denied information that he smoked in the landing sleeve on the way to the plane.
“There is nothing special to comment on. The team will fly home to Russia in an hour. All are safe and sound. Probably someone really needs to exaggerate what actually happened. Many guys from both teams were wearing masks incorrectly. After repeated reminders, the airline decided to remove both national teams from the flight, ”said the coach of Match TV.
“Come on, what kind of cigarettes? I quit smoking three years ago, ”he said, commenting on information about smoking at the airport.
Earlier, the journalist of the Swedish TV company SVT Marie Lehmann said on Twitter that the hockey players of the youth teams of Russia and the Czech Republic could not fly out of Calgary due to alcohol intoxication, smoking and refusal to wear masks. The coach of the Russian national team did not comment on the information about the drunkenness of the team members.
The teams took part in the Ice Hockey World Championship in Canada. It was canceled ahead of schedule due to coronavirus in several players, including representatives of Russia and the Czech Republic.
For more details, see the Kommersant article “The World Youth Ice Hockey Championship did not pass the test.”
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