Behind the tenth gold: the Russian hockey players begin the Olympic tournament

Matches Russian Federation – Switzerland and Czech Republic – Denmark on Wednesday starts man's hockey tournament in the Olympic Games in Beijing. It will last till February 20, and part in it will be taken by 12 national teams. Matches of the Olympic tournament will pass on two constructed to 2020 Summer Olympics 2008 arenas: in containing 18 thousand audience the State sports palace Beijing and in the sports center "Ukeson" (9 thousand). As well as four years ago in South Korea, in hockey tournament will not play presented National Hockey League. Thus, at the Olympic Games the players acting in KHL and Europe, and also hockey players are brought together from...