MOSCOW, January 17, Andrey Senchenko. The coaching staff of the Russian national ice hockey team more did not consider alternative options in case of new positive test results for coronavirus, said adviser to the head coach of the national team Valery Kamensky. On Monday, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR) announced that the head coach of the national team Alexei Zhamnov was diagnosed with COVID-19. The specialist is currently at home, he will miss the start of the team's training camp in preparation for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. «Let's hope that everyone will be healthy for the Games. We have not yet thought about an alternative plan in case of new outbreaks of coronavirus. Now in there are enough people in the team and in the coaching staff, but the situation is developing unpredictably. I think we will figure it out, consider various options for unforeseen circumstances. Our doctors are doing everything to exclude new cases of the disease. During the training camp, the team will be in a «bubble» so as not to contact with other people before departure to Beijing. China will have its own conditions. The organizers of the Olympics will warn us and explain everything to us. At the moment, all members of the Russian team will fill out special questionnaires every day starting January 19 and report on their state of health, «said Kamensky.
