OREANDA-NEWS. May 24, 2010. The President called Mr Bykov after the end of the World Hockey Championship and asked him to pass on his words of thanks to the Russian team for their skilled and confident play.

Mr Medvedev noted that Russia’s national team has delighted the fans with its successful performances over recent years, and said he is sure that Russia’s hockey players will produce many impressive victories yet.

Russia’s hockey squad lost to the Czech Republic with a score of 1:2 in the world championship final, thus taking silver at the event.