Ice hockey-Best of times, worst of times in Anttila's dream run to final
BEIJING : It has been the best of times, and the worst of times, for Finland's Marko Anttila at the Beijing Olympics.
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Hockey Pro League: India's home games to be initially held behind closed doors
FIH Pro League games against Spain, scheduled on February 26 and 27, will be played behind closed doors, Hockey India said on Friday. The matches will be played at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. "The matches will be a telecast-only affair as Hockey India and FIH have decided to hold the double-header weekend matches starting from 26th February under closed-doors for the time being," HI said in a media release.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Finland advance to the ice hockey gold medal match after seeing off Slovakia in the semi-final
Finland beat Slovakia in a tightly-contested clash to progress to the men's ice hockey final. In a cagey opening first period, Finland were first on the board through Sakari Manninen, scoring 16 minutes into the game. Ad/> Manninen deservedly put Finland ahead after some clever play, who was found unmarked on the left of a congested goalmouth, shifted the puck to his left and then slid his shot just inside the post from a narrow angle.
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Ice hockey-Finland beat Slovakia to reach gold medal final
BEIJING : Finland claimed a 2-0 win over Slovakia to reach the men's ice hockey final at the Beijing Games on Friday helped by Sakari Manninen's first period goal and Harri Sateri's shutout netminding.
Finland edge Slovakia in tense semi to reach men’s ice hockey final
Finland just shaded a tense and strategic contest with Slovakia 2-0 – with the second goal coming after the Slovaks had pulled their goalie with under a minute to go – at the National Indoor Stadium on Friday (18 February) to seal a berth in the gold-medal game at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (on 20 February).
Men's hockey Asia Cup set for May-end start, three venues in race to host
men's hockey Asia Cup, which is also a qualifying event for the World Cup, is expected to be held towards the end of May this year, with a three-way race between venues to host the tournament. "We have zeroed in on May-end as the window for the men's Asia Cup," Asian Hockey Federation's (AFH) chief executive Tayyab Ikram told TimesofIndia.com over the phone. Teams finishing in the top four at Asia Cup also qualify for the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled for next January in Odisha. It will be held at two venues -- Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur is the frontrunner in the race to play host. However, Ikram refused to confirm anything except the fact that there are three countries that have offered to host the tournament "Three countries are interested (to host), but it would not be fair to comment on this further...The pandemic situation also keeps changing...but we hope to make an official announcement in the coming couple of weeks," he added during his brief conversation with TimesofIndia.com. Narinder Batra 'concerned' with India's performanceNarinder Batra, the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Indian Olympic Association, has written to the president of Hockey India (HI), expressing "serious concerns over the way the Indian men's hockey team has performed after the Tokyo (Olympics) bronze medal finish in Bangladesh and in South Africa".
Winter Olympics 2022 - What are Olympic medals made of? Why are athletes given Pandas on the podium in Beijing?
Petra Vlhova, Nathan Chen and Eileen Gu are among the stars to have claimed top prize on the world’s biggest stage at Beijing 2022, but viewers may have noticed a change in podium ceremonies. The medal ceremonies at Tokyo 2020 were switched up due to Covid regulations — which saw athletes having to put medals around their own necks — but that idea had seemingly been scrapped in Beijing. Instead, athletes have been seen awarded Pandas on the podium.