To whom the sign showed the gesture. For a threatening gesture, the head coach of the Russian national hockey team was disqualified for one match. Everything is fine with Plotnikov

Oleg Znarok will not be able to attend the main ice battle - the World Championship final today. Ours will take to the ice against the Finns and, since it was the Finns who threw our team out standings at the Sochi Olympics, it will clearly be a battle to the death.

A few minutes ago, loud music started playing, hockey players flew onto the ice and began rushing around in a circle - each team in its own half. The so-called pre-match rollout. There is a colossal tension, a big game awaits us, a real hockey celebration. There is only one thing that mars him: Main coach Russian Oleg Znarok will not lead his players in this match from the coaching bench. This decision was made by the disciplinary commission. In the morning she dealt with the incident that happened the day before in the semi-finals with the Swedes.

Shortly before the end of the match, when the Swedes' chances were fading before our eyes, during one of the game breaks, a Swedish hockey player secretly hit our already injured player Sergei Plotnikov. He fell. The opposing coach started yelling at him. Oleg Znarok stood up for his player - he showed a gesture - he ran his finger across his chin. According to officials of the International Hockey Federation, this is enough for disqualification.

A hockey coach can be said to be a key figure. He influences the game to a greater extent than, for example, a coach in football. Constantly changes links. And often the winner is the one who reacts more quickly and correctly to the opponent’s moves. At this tournament, under the leadership of Znark, our team did not lose a single match. Therefore, it is doubly disappointing that he will not be on the coaching bench in the finals. The team will be managed by Znarka assistant Harijs Vitolins. They are longtime associates. They played together for the Latvian national team, together they coached Dynamo Moscow. Well, where will Znarok be during the match - he answered this question himself after the morning training.

“In principle, there are no problems, the guys know how to play, we were prepared for this game. The problem is that it’s like you can’t be in the locker room here, so I’ll sit in the box, probably with a microphone and a remote control. I think , they did the wrong thing by disqualifying them for the final match,” said Oleg Znarok.

In Minsk they expect that Russian President Vladimir Putin will come to this game to support our guys. The match will also be attended by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The stands are already filled to capacity. Definitely the overwhelming majority of fans are for ours. They joke here that this World Cup is almost like home for us. Thousands of people came from all over Russia, and Belarusians also support our team.

We already met with the Finns at this championship in the group stage and won 4:2. Many fans remember well another game of today's finalists: the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament in Sochi, when Russia lost 1:3. We can say that Russia and Finland are fundamental rivals. We defeated the Finns 6:2 in the semi-finals of the World Cup two years ago in Helsinki and lost to them in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Moscow.

The history of the confrontation is rich and controversial. Therefore, we will not discuss who is the favorite today. The fight will be hot.

Oleg Znarok almost got into a fight with the coach of the Swedish national team during the semi-final match of the 2014 World Hockey Championship on May 24.

Znarok almost got into a fight with the coach of the Swedish national team

The main coach of the Russian national hockey team, Oleg Znarok, is disqualified for the final match their players at the 2014 World Hockey Championship against representatives of Finland.

This decision was made by the Disciplinary Committee of the International Hockey Federation because of his altercation with the assistant head coach of the Swedish team, Rikard Grönborg, which occurred at the end of the semi-final game (3:1), during which the Russian mentor showed intkbbee vis-a-vis the so-called “gesture of death” by running a finger across his throat.

What did Oleg Znarok show the Swedish coach?

The reason for the conflict was Mikael Backlund's dirty trick in relation to Russian hockey player Sergei Plotnikov. In the last minute of the third period, Plotnikov blocked a shot from the blue line with his foot. Our forward fell in pain, then got up and, with the last of his strength, threw at the empty goal. Unfortunately, the goal was a few centimeters short. On his way to the bench, the limping striker was elbowed in the chest by Tre Kronur first line center Backlund. The Swede made a special turn in the direction of our player for this purpose. Defenders Yakovlev and Belov immediately wanted to deal with the hooligan. The first one was literally tied up by the linesmen and pressed to the ice. The second one stopped halfway on its own.

Dirty trick against Plotnikov in the match with Sweden VIDEO

After this incident, the head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok got into a verbal altercation with Per Morts’ assistant and part-time head coach of the Swedish youth team, 45-year-old Rikard Gronborg. Znarok, in the heat of the moment, demonstrated several gestures to the Swedish coach, which could be interpreted as a threat to life. Among other things, the Russian mentor ran his finger across his throat - a gesture that the Swedes themselves interpreted as a “gesture of death.”

Meanwhile, the head coach of the Swedish national hockey team, Per Morts, reacted emotionally to the behavior of the head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok at the end of the match and his gesture towards one of the assistants of the Swedish coach Richard Grenburg, Sovetsky Sport reports.

I've never seen such a gesture before hockey arena. I'm shocked. Whatever emotions overwhelm you, you must control yourself. Richard is shocked. He's very angry. He received a death threat in front of 15 thousand people, the Swedish publication Expressen quotes the coach.

According to IIHF rules, such behavior is punishable by disqualification for a period of one match. Thus, Znark’s fate on the coaching bench in the 2014 World Cup final will be decided on the day of the game itself.

“My throat hurt. It’s very cold here in the coaching room, we’re on the ice all the time, we were given thin suits. You see, even my voice dropped. The Swedish striker acted incorrectly. You have to be able to lose beautifully. We have a very characterful team. Did the Swedes really think that we wouldn’t fight them back? I had to detain the guys, otherwise they could start an ice battle,” Znarok himself explained his behavior. His words are quoted by R-Sport.

Znarok shows the Swedes VIDEO

Znarok: disqualification from the 2014 World Cup final is possible

Earlier, the general manager of the Russian national team, Andrei Safronov, admitted that he does not expect leniency from the IIHF management.

"I think this whole situation is wrong. We feel that the attitude towards us in the committee is cool. If they wanted a fine, they would have said so. It seems they want to disqualify Znarok directly from the final. I'm honestly excited. Accept such a cynical, almost unilateral decision is painful. It’s a very unpleasant situation, I don’t know what to say,” Safronov said.

In connection with the possible disqualification of Oleg Znarok, the press service of the Russian national team issued a special statement.

“Our team’s nine victories at the World Championships in Minsk, record television ratings for hockey, the attention of both millions of ordinary fans and top officials of the state allow us to talk about the revival of the institution of the Russian national team, the emergence of a new national project. It’s all the more offensive that on the final day world hockey forum in Belarus, the Russian team could be dealt a severe blow, a blow that in no way corresponds to the proclaimed principles fair play", says the official website of the Russian Hockey Federation.

Meanwhile, the famous former hockey player Sunny Lindström, who this moment is an expert on Swedish television during the 2014 World Cup, suggested that Per Morts’ assistant Rikard Grönborg shouted threats towards Oleg Znark.

Putin will support Russia in the World Cup finals

Meanwhile, the President Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will attend the final match of the World Cup in Minsk, in which the national teams of Russia and Finland will play, Vesti reports. Let us remind you that the head coach of the Russians, Oleg Znarok, due to disqualification, will not be able to lead the team from the bench and will watch the match from the stands.

“I’ll put you to the test.” What do Znarka's gestures mean? (photo, survey)

The Soviet Sport correspondent talked with journalist and researcher of the criminal language Alexander Sidorov (Fima Zhiganets) about the gestures of the head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok. Let us remember that they cost him disqualification for the final match of the World Cup against the Finnish national team.

First gesture

Everything is clear here, this is an international gesture. It means a threat to cut your throat, or “I will finish you.” By any means. The gesture has a criminal connotation.

Second gesture

Here is an indication of shoulder straps, and then he tapped his palm. This can be interpreted as follows: for such matters you can report to the cops. This is a gesture from the criminal world. Translated into ordinary language, he meant that such things should not be allowed. This was not an invective (offensive) gesture. There were no insults directed at anyone here. In the criminal world, banging your fist on your palm means an informer, and pointing to your shoulder straps means the police.

Third gesture

This is not so much a gesture from the criminal world as a gesture from hooligans. It means "I will grind you to death." And before that, Znarok pointed towards the locker room, meaning that, they say, we’ll go out and I’ll grind you there. In other words, he showed that he would give the Swede a good beating. “I’ll mix you up, put you to the test,” that’s what it meant. The first and third gesture, unlike the second, contain an open threat to the person.

Summary

I think disqualification is nonsense. A person cannot be disqualified or removed for this. It was possible, for example, to demand an apology after the match, but depriving him of the right to be on the bench in the final is too much. This is not just an unwise decision. It was clearly accepted solely because it was about the Russian national team. In any other case, no one would have allowed this. This is a direct demonstration of disrespect for Russia and Russian team.

source: “Soviet Sport”

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The head coach of the Russian national hockey team, Oleg Znark, faces disqualification for the World Championship final match against the Finns. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) may punish the Russian coach for an altercation with Sweden's assistant head coach Rikard Grönborg at the end of the semifinal game on Saturday (3:1).

The reason for the squabble was Mikael Backlund's dirty trick against Sergei Plotnikov. Znarok showed several gestures to the Swedish coach, which can be interpreted as a threat to life. Specifically, he ran his finger across his throat. According to IIHF rules, such behavior is punishable by a one-match disqualification. As a result, Znark’s fate on the coaching bench in the final match will be decided on the day of the game - the directorate decided to postpone discussion of this issue until Sunday morning.

“My throat hurt. It’s very cold here in the coaching room, we’re on the ice all the time, we were given thin suits. You see, even my voice got weak,” Znarok himself explained his gesture after the game, whose words are quoted by R-Sport. “Forward "The Swedes acted incorrectly. You have to be able to lose gracefully. We have a very characteristic team. Did the Swedes really think that we wouldn’t fight back? I had to detain the guys, otherwise they could have staged a battle on the ice."

General manager of the Russian national team Andrei Safronov admitted in an interview with reporters that he does not expect leniency from the IIHF directorate. Most likely, in his opinion, Znark will have to miss the final against the Finnish team.

“I believe that this whole situation is wrong,” said Safronov. “We feel that the attitude towards us in the committee is cool. If they wanted a fine, they would have said so. It seems that they want to disqualify Znarok directly from the final. I, "Honestly, I'm excited. It hurts to make such a cynical, almost unilateral decision. It's a very unpleasant situation, I don't know what to say."

The press service of the Russian national team made a special statement at night, the text of which was published on the official website of the Russian Hockey Federation:

“Our team’s nine victories at the World Championships in Minsk, record hockey television ratings, the attention of both millions of ordinary fans and top officials of the state allow us to talk about the revival of the institution of the Russian national team, the emergence of a new national project,” says a statement on the FHR website. - It’s all the more offensive that on the final day of the world hockey forum in Belarus, the Russian team could be dealt a cruel blow, a blow that in no way corresponds to the proclaimed principles of fair play.

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