“I didn't believe he could be able to return to skating so soon. His performance in the games he has played proved that he should be able to cope with the brief (Olympic) tournament.”
“Of course, it could influence the Olympics. We think the audience comes to see the stars and Jaromir Jagr is one of the stars. We should protect such players against such fouls.”
“We learned from our mistakes in the game against Sweden, where we played poorly. We knew Russia had good, quality offensive players, and the only way for us to have success was to play good defense and not give them space. It's a great success for us to win the bronze.”
