Russian hockey players refused to fly to the Olympics on the same flight with other teams

It is reported by "Sport-Express".

As the newspaper notes, the hockey players had to fly to Beijing on the same flight with the national teams in Nordic combined, snowboarding, and alpine skiing. In addition, athletes from the speed skating, cross-country skiing and women's hockey teams were partially registered for the flight. However, the national team demanded to provide them with a separate flight. Together with coaches and staff, 78 people are recruited.

As a result, it was decided to organize an additional flight for Russian hockey players. They will fly to Beijing as scheduled tonight at 9:00 pm. The rest of the athletes - two hours earlier.

Recall that the Olympics will be held in Beijing from 4 to 20 February. Earlier it was noted that they could not go to the Olympics fly out five members of the women's biathlon team. They had difficulty with QR codes when boarding the flight. In addition, three members of the Russian national bobsleigh and skeleton team did not go to the Olympics, who were diagnosed with coronavirus on the eve of the competition.