We’ll become the best ice-hockey players in the country

It was an opportunity not to be missed. The Russian national team were training in Sochi for the Euro Challenge and coaches Ilya Vorobyov and Oleg Bratash held training sessions for the youngsters who will be competing in the Gazprom Neft Cup. The Sochi team players understand that they have been given a massive ‘down-payment’: they were able to try on the red strip with ‘Russia’ on the front and train in the same way as the best players in the country. Wait — country? They are the best players in the world, for sure!