MOSCOW, January 14, Semyon Galkevich. The Russian national ice hockey team will name the extended squad and will begin preparations for the Beijing Olympics on January 17, the press service of the national team said. The Olympics will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20. Earlier, the head coach of the national team Alexei Zhamnov said that he plans to start training on January 20. The KHL regular season has been suspended since January 15.
