MOSCOW, January 17, Semyon Galkevich. Head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team Alexei Zhamnov will miss the start of the team’s training camp in preparation for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing due to a positive test for COVID-19, the press service of the national team told reporters. The Russian team gathered in Moscow on Monday, where it will begin preparations for the Olympics in Beijing. The men's Olympic hockey tournament starts on February 9th. The Russian team, the current Olympic champion, will play in a group with the Czechs, Swiss and Danes. «Aleksey Zhamnov is currently at home. He, like all the coaches of the national team, regularly took tests for coronavirus. The last two, taken with a slight difference in time, showed different results — one positive, and the second negative. In connection with this, the medical headquarters of the national team decided that the head coach of the national team would spend the next few days at home. The team's doctors will monitor the clinical picture,» the press service said. “Currently, Alexey Yuryevich feels great, he has no symptoms, but due to the current epidemiological situation, it was decided to avoid any risks. The head coach will join the team at the training camp after any possibility of illness, including seasonal influenza and ARVI. Until then, Alexey Zhamnov will take part in theoretical classes with the help of videoconferencing,» the statement said.
