Anti-Russian hockey coalition. The Europeans sabotage the court's decision.
Max Litvinov especially for MAX subscribers.
There is hysteria in Europe and Canada about accepting Russian hockey players for international competitions. The feeling is that this is not hockey, but a military invasion. It's time to take out the paranoid slogan "The Russians are coming! " From grandfather's chest.
Let me briefly remind you of the essence of the matter. On October 30, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Hockey Federation to lift the ban on the participation of Russian national teams in international tournaments. National teams - because the ban has been lifted for teams of all ages. The court's decision is final and cannot be appealed.
For several days, the European federations were silent, shocked and depressed by this news.