Hockey player Alexei Morozov will lead the...
FLAG IN HANDS
President of the National Olympic Committee Leonid Tyagachov confirmed that the Russian flag bearer would be Russian national ice hockey team captain Alexei Morozov.
"Today the council of coaches decided to name Morozov, one of our best hockey players, our flag bearer," he told journalists in Vancouver.
Morozov led the Russian national team in 2008 and 2009 World Championship finals, when Russia captured both titles playing against Canada. Many hockey fans and experts hope that the teams will meet again in the final of the 2010 Olympics. In 2006, Dmitry Dorofeyev, a speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies in Torino.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Ahead of the Olympic Games, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian athletes during a video linkup between Vancouver and Sochi.
"All of us are waiting impatiently for starts and results you will achieve. We realize in what psychological condition you
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