Russian hockey player, Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin expressed his opinion on the neutral status of athletes from the Russian Federation at the Olympics in Paris.
He saw nothing wrong with the Russians' performance at the Olympic Games in Paris in a neutral status.
The forward recalled that Russian athletes also competed in a neutral status in Beijing in 2022, and there was no condemnation, writes "Championship" .
Ovechkin believes that there was nothing wrong with the neutral status of the Russians in Paris.
He said this: “The Olympics in 2022, everyone there was in neutral status, they were not condemned.”
Russian athletes completed their participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with one medal.
Ovechkin expressed hope that Russians will take part in the Winter Olympics, which will be held in Milan in 2026.