“Guys, I believe in you, you can do everything, don’t worry, the main thing is to go forward, I am rooting for you,” says Zagitova's appeal, published by the press service of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.
Olympic champion of Pyeongchang, figure skater Alina Zagitova promised to root for our team at the World Youth Championship ❤ # russia in my heart pic.twitter.com / Zgb0WuANwl
- Hockey of Russia (@russiahockey) December 25, 2020
The World Youth Championship kicks off on December 25 in Edmonton.
Russia will play its first match on December 26 with the US team.
In addition, at the group stage, Igor Larionov's charges will meet with teams from Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria.
Earlier, Larionov said that he was confident in the victory of the Russian national team over the United States at the MFM in Edmonton.