The head of the Czech Foreign Ministry called the Russian female hockey players "masculine" and opposed their participation in competitions.
Peter Masinka said he sees hockey as a predominantly male sport and would not want to see the Russian team at the World Youth Championship in the Czech Republic.
"I see ice hockey as more of a male sport, so I would not please our wonderful feminists if I said that this time they will have to survive the championship in the Czech Republic without the participation of a team of Russian peasants."