MOSCOW, Jan 25 Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that At the games in Beijing, the athletes of the national team will do everything to prove the high class of the Russian sports school. Addressing the hockey player Yegor Yakovlev, the president drew attention to how the country reacts to what «our hockey team is doing on the ice.» He also noted that winter sports are loved in Russia: figure skating, hockey, adding that these sports are in a special row. «We know that there are no easy matches at the Olympic Games, we understand how difficult it all is, but sincerely We will cheer for you and hope for good luck, but we proceed from the fact that our athletes of the Russian national team as a whole will do everything possible to prove the high class of the Russian sports school and please their fans,» Putin said at a meeting with members of the country's Olympic team The head of state wished the athletes all the best and success. The Beijing Olympics will be held on February 4-20.
