Russians rejoice at the World Championship decision
Russia has understandably been pleased that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ordered the IIHF to lift the hockey ban.
Thus, Russia and Belarus are returning to international ice hockey.
For example, the ice hockey league KHL congratulated the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and announced that it is now considering adjusting its own schedule so that Russia can include KHL players in national team tournaments.
Match TV’s sports commentator Dmitri Guberniev commented that the decision is correct, although it is too late from a Russian perspective.
Guberniev pondered that next, Russia needs to consider logistical challenges, as other countries are unwilling to issue visas to Russians, for example.
The vice president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, Roman Rotenberg, who was previously the owner of Jokerit and the Helsinki Arena, welcomed the CAS decision and said the resolution is good for ice hockey.
In other countries, there has been outrage over the CAS decision. Several hockey fans and social influencers have criticized the decision and called for their countries to boycott the World Championships. This has been the strongest reaction also in Finland.
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