ONLINE: Women’s ice hockey players begin their quest to defend their bronze medal, playing Finland

Svenkyn Carly MacLeodov is fifth among the favorites for the medal, having died twice in a row, the teams would fight for the precious metal this time as well.

Every team will try to win a medal and we are no exception. We want to get on the podium, be better and keep growing, said the trainer in an interview for the Czech hockey website.

Czech ice hockey players will compete in the elite group A, where the United States, Canada and Germany are expected to go. Now they have a quarter-final, the results of the first ones will determine whether they will compete with some of the other teams, or at the same time against the weak group B.

Mme good tm. Of course, it won’t be an easy tournament, it never was. You stick together like we do. When we were twice the bronze, they are all over us. I don’t think we can talk too much about it. Just play your hockey and have fun with it, said coach Tereza Vaniov.

First, the Finns are probably the closest Czech competitors. First, the national team won the bronze medal twice on their team, but the medal is sure to be a win. The second favorites for the overall season are her traditional mosz vrybs.

We want as long as possible, the goal is to beat America with Canada, and I know that one day we will succeed. It will not be the case that we can secure the bronze and we want to take first or second place. Let’s do everything we can to beat them. I am set in such a way that nothing is impossible, but I don’t want to cut animals of the type that we have on him and then we would get a board, said Vaniov for iDNES Premium before the tournament.

The title is defended by the American women, who defeated Canada 6:3 in the final at the Polish WC. Only once since 1990, when the English ampiont was first held, have other teams competed for the title. Five years ago, the Finns won the title, they beat Canada in the semi-finals at home.

The first match between the Czech women’s hockey players and Finland starts at 9 p.m., watch it online.