Beijing, February 3, Andrey Senchenko. Six players of the Russian women's ice hockey team missed the team’s training on February 3 due to positive tests for coronavirus, the team’s head coach Evgeny Bobariko told reporters. Angelina Goncharenko, Olga Sosina, Lyudmila Belyakova, Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Diana Fakhrutdinova and Liana Ganeeva passed positive tests. At the same time, Nikolaeva and Fakhrutdinova are in the covidaria, and the other four hockey players are isolated in another hotel. 20 athletes took part in the training on February 3. «Yesterday we wanted to train, we had everything ready, but at the last moment we were forbidden to leave the territory of the Olympic Village. Six people in our team received positive test results for coronavirus. Positive tests were received by Olga Sosina, Lyudmila Belyakova, Angelina Goncharenko, Liana Ganeeva, Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Diana Farkhutdinova. Of course, they have a chance to play at the Olympics. Some even have the first negative results. Yes, this is our best strength, but we will have to deal with this problem, » — Bobariko told reporters. The Olympic Games in Beijing will be held from 4 to 20 February. The first rival of the Russian team will be the Swiss team.
