S.-PETERSBURG, January 4, Sergey Yaremenko. In Beijing «Kunlun «which is the base team of the Chinese national team before the 2022 Olympics, any coach is ready to take a place at the helm of the team, including at the Games in Beijing,» said the coach of the ice hockey club from China Alexei Kovalev. «Kunlun» on Tuesday lost to St. Petersburg SKA with a score 1: 5 in the KHL regular championship match. The head coach of the Chinese club, Ivan Zanatta, missed the meeting due to illness, his duties were performed by Kovalev. «The opponent has a strong team, moves well. More skill than us. We try to start from matches against strong opponents and develop systemic moves before the Olympics. Ivan he does not feel very well — you can see for yourself, all sorts of diseases go. We decided that he would miss the game. We all are ready to replace him and take the post of head coach. Including at the Olympics, «Kovalev told reporters.
