The Olympic champion and world champion in hockey Mikhail Vasiliev died at the age of 65. This was reported by the press service of Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, whose coaching staff Vasiliev was a part of from 2022 to 2025. Vasiliev won the highest award at the Olympic Games in 1984, and became world champion a year earlier. As a member of CSKA, he became champion of the Soviet Union eight times.