"I don't watch this championship, I only find out the results from the press. Without ours, interest is lost. Sometimes it is possible to look at clippings of interesting moments in order to understand the vector of development. I don't watch the matches in full, I only find out the results to be aware, and nothing more," Sport-Express quoted Bykov as saying.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has suspended Russian national teams from competitions under its auspices due to the situation in Ukraine. The national team misses the third World Cup in a row.
The 2024 World Junior Championship takes place from December 26 to January 5 in Sweden.
Earlier it was reported that the Canadian national team lost to the Czech team and flew out with the World Junior Hockey Championship.