The national team of Belarus lost heavily to the US team in the final match of the group stage of the bandy world championship in Sandviken, Sweden.
Belarus - USA - 5:14 (3:7)
In the first half, the Belarusian hockey players took the lead twice after the goals of Sergei Yusupov (1:0) and Yuri Zenkov (2:1).
In the 17th minute, the Americans took the lead for the first time (3:2) and since then they have not missed the advantage, eventually bringing their advantage to 9 goals.
Sergei Yusupov scored 2 goals for the Belarusian national team, Yuri Zenkov, Georgy Kudrin and Vyacheslav Bratchenko scored 1 each. The best sniper in the United States was Kevin Brown, who scored 5 goals in the Belarusian goal.
Kevin Brown and Georgy Kudrin. Photo: instagram.com/bandy2017_official/
In another match of group 2, the Norwegian national team defeated the debutant of the elite division Germany - 17:3.
Thus, as a result group stage Belarus took 3rd place in its quartet.
Final position in group 2:
1. Norway - 6 points (3 matches; balls 35-7)
2. USA - 4 (3; 26-17)
3. Belarus - 1 (3; 13-31)
4. Germany - 1 (3; 14-33).
In the face-to-face match, the Belarusians played a draw with the Germans (7:7), but the Belarusians beat the opponent in the penalty shoot-out and outstripped them in the standings.
Final position in group 1:
1. Sweden - 6 points (3 matches; balls 26-12)
2. Russia - 4 (3; 21-14)
3. Finland - 2 (3; 9-17)
4. Kazakhstan - 0 (3; 9−22).
After the end of the group stage fights, the quarter-final pairs will be determined. The Belarusian team will face the Russians.
Kazakhstan - Norway (12.00 Minsk time)
Finland - USA (15.00)
Sweden - Germany (18.00)
Russia - Belarus (21.00).
Semi-finals and meetings for 5th-7th places are scheduled for February 4th. The fights for gold and bronze will take place on February 5.
At the World Championship held in Sweden, the bandy team of Belarus retained its place in the elite division. Having lost all the matches in the main tournament (and most of them with a devastating score) in the transition match for the right to play in the strongest division and in next year, the Belarusians beat the US team - 3:1.
For many years nothing has changed in one of the most mysterious sports in Belarus. Bandy (aka bandy, aka Russian hockey) is remembered in our country only in January - when the next world championship is held. The fact is that bandy does not exist in Belarus. In the truest sense of the word. There is the Belarusian bandy federation. There is its chairman. And... everything. There is not a single stadium for Russian hockey in Belarus. Yes, even if there was, there is no one to play on it: there is not a single team in our country. Neither professional nor amateur. In fact, there is not a single Russian hockey player in the country!
Who defends the colors of Belarus at the world championships? Yes, all the same players in ordinary ice hockey, diluted with "naturalized" Russians. However, “naturalized” is a loud word, since these Russians come to Belarus no more often than the world championships are held. And even less often. It is they, the players who are not part of the main Russian national team, who are the main striking force of the Belarusian national team. By the way, before the start of the current World Championship, the American Bandy Association protested about the participation of Yevgeny Khvalko in the World Championship as part of the Belarusian national team, since he had previously played several matches for the Russian national team. However, in the end, E. Khvalko was allowed to play at the World Cup - the Russians did not express any complaints. As a result, in the match with the Russians (which, we recall, ended with a score of 2:14), both "Belarusian" goals were scored by Evgeny Khvalko. At the gates of the Russian national team was ... Kirill Khvalko, the Russian brother of Khvalko-Belarusian.
The “successes” of the “Belarusian bandy” are stable: the sixth (last) place in the main tournament, a heroic victory in the transition match for the right to remain in the elite and a lot of words that “just about” everything will change, get off the ground, in Belarus your own team will appear, etc. and so on. But... the soap opera continues.
There is no progress in the achievements of Belarusians - our team is far behind the leaders - Russia, Sweden, Finland - in the class. We do not hold out even to Kazakhstan. For many years we have been trying to give battle to Norway, but to no avail. Of course, it's nice to beat the Americans in hockey (albeit with a ball). What about the meaning? To represent Belarusians on the international arena as a sports nation? It raises serious doubts that the defeat of 2:14 from the Russians, 1:12 from the Finns or 3:13 from the Swedes greatly raised the rating of Belarusian bandy in particular and Belarusian sports in general. Promotion of sports and popularization of bandy in our country? For all the years of participation of the Belarusian national team in the world championships, few Belarusians suspect the existence of such a team, and only a few are interested in the results of its performance. Nevertheless, according to the plans of the International Bandy Federation, the 2012 World Championship should be held in Belarus. I wonder where exactly? And how many spectators will be in the stands?
In some ways, the “Belarusian bandy” project resembles a soap bubble that can burst at any moment. And almost no one will notice. Only at the World Championships will there be one less extra, and the international bandy federation will feel sad - not because it will feel sorry for the "original" Belarusian team. It’s just that bandists have been fighting for years to have this sport included in the winter program. Olympic Games. And this requires a certain number of countries (25) cultivating this sport. So there were mysterious "extras" like Belarus and very strange "phantoms" like the bandy federations of Argentina, Australia and India.
And in the final of the World Cup ended on January 25, Russia and Sweden traditionally met. This time the Swedes were stronger - 6:1. In total, only three countries have become world champions in the history of the world championships. Russia (formerly the USSR) became the world champion 19 times, Sweden - 9, and once the "gold" was won by the Finnish team.
The Belarusian national team will not play at the Bandy World Championship. It's all about the underdevelopment of this sport and the complete absence of a material base.
Sovetskaya Belorussia writes about the problems of the development of bandy in Belarus.
“At the World Championship in bandy (bandy), which will be held in Moscow at the end of January, instead of the Belarusian national team in group A, national team USA". This news, which in relation to any other sport (and even more so “classic” hockey) would be a real bomb, went almost unnoticed. And many of those who are aware of the matter, even considered that it had been going on for a long time, in general.
In recent years, there have been only two real intrigues at the world bandy championships. Who - Russia or Sweden? - will become the champion and how the no less traditional match for the right to keep a place in group A will end. The US team has invariably become a contender, the Belarus national team has become a candidate for relegation, to which the neighbors in the elite pool regularly "shipped" 10-20 goals per match. At the same time, in America, "Russian hockey" is making attempts to develop, there is a championship, a full-fledged team ... Which, alas, cannot be said about our country.
There is no full-sized bandy site, as well as a national championship, in Belarus. The national team is also a phenomenon in itself. Usually it was formed a couple of weeks before the world championship, when on the basis of one of Russian clubs athletes gathered (mostly former “puckers”) and under the guidance of Russian coach Nikolai Solovyov (later he was replaced at the post top scorer team - Sergei Chernetsky from Krasnoyarsk "Yenisei"), with the support of several legionnaires from Russia, provided the necessary score in the only (butt) match against the US team. After that, assurances followed that now everything would definitely change, Belarus would have its own team, and at the next championship...
And now the "idyll" seems to be over. Moreover, according to the official statement of the Secretary General of the Federation of International Bandy Boo Newman, the end was put by ... the Belarusians themselves, who “confirmed their participation in the World Championship too late”. There may be several reasons for this. First, it is worth mentioning the organizers of the championship. Back in August, its participants received reports that in 2010 the world forum of bandists... would not take place. The decision of Moscow Mayor Luzhkov to throw a lifeline to hockey players and hold a tournament in Moscow became known only in mid-October... However, some people close to the bandy behind the scenes hastened to discover an American trace in this story. Say, tired of the “stars and stripes” wasted to invest in the development of this sport, losing to the “farm club” Russian team, and they asked the international federation to hold back the application of the Belarusians ...
- I'm sure that this whole story with an overdue application is not worth a damn, - we managed to catch the chairman of the Belarusian Federation Viktor Plyats at the Moscow airport: he flew to the executive committee of the Federation of International Bandy to Finland. - The fact is that the international federation is now led not by its official president Boris Skrinnik, but by the Swedes and the Americans. And they have a grudge against us for a long time.
The new leadership of the federation was elected recently - at the beginning of the year. Digging through the archives, Secretary General Boo Newman discovered that since 2003 Belarus ... has never paid a membership fee. Almost 12 thousand dollars. The result of this "revision" was the decision to deport the team to the lower division.
- At one time, the former chairman of the FIB, Albert Pomortsev, needed to increase the number of FIB members (in order to include the sport in the Olympic program), - Plyats explains the “shortage”. - At his invitation, we created a federation, recruited a team and began to participate in the championships. As support, he exempted us from dues. Skrinnik was “promoted” by the Swedes, and they have their own view on this situation. They lobby the interests of the American team.
The position of the Swedes is also easily explained. The Vice-President of the US Bandy Association is Swede Magnus Skold. And for 4 years of unsuccessful attempts to win a play-off match at the World Championships, he grabbed the opportunity to solve the problem behind the scenes like a bulldog. By the way, it was the Swedish Bandy Federation that was the first, in fact, even before the final decision was made, to spread the news about the exclusion of Belarusians.
- Will we be able to solve this problem? The probability is 50 to 50, Viktor Mikhailovich argues. - But for us, any outcome is not fatal. The Ministry of Sports still did not support our sport. Organized three gatherings in 3 years. No uniforms, no inventory, not to mention the site... And thanks to this demarche, the FIB actually unleashed a civil war. At one time, we brought three countries to the international federation - Ukraine, Latvia and Lithuania. Now the federation, which almost disrupted the holding of the World Cup, will be divided into two camps, which will also not add to its Olympic chances.
The most interesting thing in this whole story is that the current World Cup could well have taken place ... in Belarus! Literally two years ago - in September 2007 - at the NOC, during a meeting of the leaders of the Belarusian Bandy Federation with Boris Skrinnik, such an opportunity was considered quite seriously and, moreover, the Belarusians were even promised support. In turn, the host party assured that at least one field suitable for holding an international tournament - in the center of the Minsk Arena skating oval - would be in the country by that time. The day before, the oval was filled with ice. But whether bandy will appear on it now is a big question.
Tebus 05 Feb 2017 23:59
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Pieces twenty, - thirty. And for the money saved, the new conservatory for .. beat! Otherwise, this wasteful sport of padishahs will bury our "Eastern European Singapore"! ;-)
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Why cultivate this absolutely useless sport? It would be better if several handball clubs entered European competitions
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edkar01 05 Feb 2017 17:59
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sergey2004 05 Feb 2017 17:41
You really are an INTERFER. you are not ashamed to be a sneak. I won’t be surprised that you were always humiliated as a child, you have a tendency to snitch, what a miserable creature you are. stronghold and stronghold, as well as the TITAN of stupidity.
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Eh, apparently, the moderator did not find a silver bullet or an aspen stake.
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ACC I didn’t know that you were MOGEL, what do you have about wearing to Russian hockey, let alone talk about it. In the near future I will ask you a few questions on your confessional topic, I am very interested in the customs and customs of OTHER confessions. I will be extremely interested.
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sergey2004 05 Feb 2017 16:53
ACC I didn’t know that you were MOGEL, what do you have about wearing to Russian hockey, let alone talk about it. In the near future I will ask you a few questions on your confessional topic, I am very interested in the customs and customs of OTHER confessions. I will be extremely interested.
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One of these days, a significant event is to take place in the life of bandy in Belarus: perhaps, in the near future, the bandy federation in the republic will cease to exist. President of the Bandy Federation of the Republic Viktor Plyats intends to join the organization to the Hockey Association of the country. What does this mean for bandy? Will he live and develop further in the former Soviet republic? Viktor Plyats told the correspondent of the Nasha Sibskana newspaper about this.
This year, the Belarusian team did not take part in the World Cup. Probably, it is unlikely that this news made anyone very happy: the main international tournament lost a permanent participant, and other teams lost a strong opponent, and there are so few of them in the world. Only representatives and fans of the US team, the permanent leader of group B, could rejoice. recent years, which, despite all the efforts, could not beat our neighbors from Sineokoy in transitional matches. In connection with the non-participation of Belarus, the US team got a happy opportunity to bypass the opponent without meeting him personally.
And the nonsense came out: the US team got into group A not on a sports basis, - Viktor Plyats said. - For all the years they have never been able to beat us. Neither the Ministry of Sports of the Republic, nor our National Olympic Committee understood: what really happened?
Well, let's try to understand. Moreover, the general public
very little is known about bandy in Belarus. Basically, the fact that a fairly strong level of her team is supported mainly by legionnaires from Russia, and due to the lack of children's schools, the growth of its players is not yet expected.
"Credit history
If we compare bandy and ice hockey, then in Belarus the second type is quoted immeasurably higher, - continued Viktor Plyats. - And last but not least, because the head of state himself cares a lot about this sport. And if the puck is the number one sport, then bandy is probably number forty-seven. This is such a paradox, although our team is the sixth in the world. I call it the sixth, because while we played in the world championships, we did not take places lower than the sixth. This year we didn't play, but not because we didn't want to. But because we were put in such a framework. Having refused to participate in the group of the strongest, they offered us to play in group B as an option. But we refused, and the country's sports leadership, as well as the national Olympic Committee, supported us in this.
Under what conditions was Belarus offered to play in Group B? Agreed to "forgive" the fee again? President of the International Bandy Federation Boris Skrynnik replied: no one offered Belarus to play in group B for nothing, as a consolation prize.
Yes, the size of the contribution in group B is less, - assured Boris Skrynnik. - But here, first of all, the sports principle is important. If you did not have time to pay the fee and "flew" out of group A, then you must first pay off all debts, and then start from the very beginning, from group B. This option was proposed to Belarus.
Other participants, according to Boris Ivanovich, have no debts on contributions. How did it accumulate in Belarus? When back in 2003 the national team of this country was invited to play in the World Championship, by agreement with the former head of the FIB, Albert Pomortsev, the Belarusian team was exempted from paying the fee. It was $1,500 and hasn't changed since then. No, of course, no one has officially declared participation in the World Championship free of charge. But at that time there were so few teams playing that in order to popularize bandy, they decided to postpone the payment of dues for ... an indefinite period.
Certainty came last year, when Boris Skrynnik began to restore order in the hockey economy entrusted to him. Considering that all seven years of participation of the Belarusian national team, these contributions were, as it were, forgiven, a fair amount has accumulated. At least for the federation of the republic, in which the available funds have been distributed for a long time, and free ones are not expected. And the federation itself should not seek these funds: in Belarus there is an agreement between it and federations for sports, according to which, fees for participation in international tournaments, to which, of course, the World Cup also belongs, the Ministry of Sports pays.
At the same time, it cannot be said that the news of the need to pay off all debts was unexpected. As Viktor Plyats told us, back in September 2009, Boris Skrynnik personally informed him. But even for the remaining time, the ministry failed to find funds, since all of them went to prepare for the Olympics. And in December 2009, it was announced that the Belarusian national team would not take part in the World Cup.
Schools and stadiums
Among the arguments "against" they talked about the lack of conditions in Belarus for the development of bandy. In particular, children's schools and the domestic championship. But just last year in Belarus there were changes for the better.
We connected trade unions, - Viktor Mikhailovich said, - convinced people that bandy needs to be developed. And the trade unions allocated rates for children's coaches, thanks to him, the Sports School for Bandy Youth was created in three cities: two in Orsha, and one each in Novopolotsk and Minsk. Each school managed to recruit groups, an average of 20 students. As for the domestic championship, it has already been held three times: in the winter of 2005, 2006 and 2008, at the beginning of the year - immediately after the end of the world championships. In the same year, non-participation in the World Championship greatly crippled those who need bandy in the republic. We gave up, and we did not hold the national championship.
Regarding the base, we also have nothing to complain about: only in Minsk there are two ice rinks with artificial ice, one open, the second - indoor, "Minsk-arena". It's totally unique sports facility, this was not in the USSR, it is not now in the world. It includes three sites: a cycling track, an ice hockey rink and a bandy field, plus treadmill. The size of the ice field is 120x70 meters, if necessary, the boards can be easily removed from the puck area, and the field is transformed into a bandy rink.
- Viktor Mikhailovich, and on whose initiative was it decided to adapt this arena for bandy?
This was done by order of the head of state. Your obedient servant, I note, made a lot of efforts for this. But right now bandy is in a very difficult position. And one of these days we sit down at the negotiating table with the chairman of the ice hockey federation Evgeny Vorsin. The organization uniting hockey in Belarus is called the Hockey Association, following the example of the football association, which includes futsal, beach, women's, and so on. There is an option: to join this association. If the negotiations do not have a positive outcome, then there can be no talk of any development of bandy.
As for the repayment of the debt to the FIB, I think that this year we will resolve this issue, since it turned out to be so fundamental. And if the Americans so wanted to get into group A, and the FIB decided that they deserve it, then it was possible to expand it to 8 teams and let the USA and Canada go there. Other members of group A would not mind. I spoke with leaders of bandy federations from Ukraine, Latvia, USA, Canada. And everyone agreed that the exclusion of Belarus from group A is not good, and that the composition of group A could be expanded to 8 teams.
However, Boris Skrynnik was more than skeptical about the possibility of expanding Group A:
These are all theories.
Will Belarus be able to play at the next World Cup, in Kazan, and under what conditions? Will the presence of internal infrastructure, such as the presence of schools and the championship, make a difference?
No, this is an internal affair of each country. But there is another point. The Federation of Belarus was allocated about $18,000 by the FIB for development. So far I haven't seen any reporting of how they were consumed. To take part in the next World Cup, the representatives of Belarus must, first, pay all debts on contributions, and second, submit reports on the funds spent. Then they will be able to apply under general conditions to group B and start from the very beginning.
Regarding this report, Victor Plyats said the following: the funds received were spent mainly on equipment and uniforms for the players, and a report on this was compiled and brought to the FIB Congress. However, FIB General Secretary Bo Newman and Vice President Magnus Sköld did not consider it, explaining that the debt must be paid off first. Apparently, in the absence of this circumstance, the report simply did not reach the leadership in the person of Skrynnik.
So if bandy in Belarus does not die, then hockey players have a chance to regain their place in the group of the strongest. Since they managed to defend their place in Group A without much difficulty, they will be able to take it again with the same confidence, squeezing out the “lucky ones” from the US team from there. I wonder if the composition of group A will be expanded in this case?
