Andrei SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorToward the very end of the Olympics, the main event remained — the final of the men's hockey tournament. Fans expected a spectacular and bright game, but the site looked more like a swamp — hockey was so viscous and viscous, which, by the way, did not reduce the degree of tension. It is not surprising, because if the finalists did not expect cool combinations and a lot of creativity from the finalists for the entire tournament, then why would this happen at such a crucial moment when gold is at stake. The Finnish team did not present surprises in this regard, it adheres to this style for many years years. Seeing such hockey performed by the Russians (at times they showed a more Finnish game than the Finns themselves) was unusual. The tactics of using his own weapons against a rival historically inconvenient for Russia seemed doubtful, which is why the Finns looked more confident in themselves, completely controlling the course of the meeting.
