Striker of the Russian national team Anton Slepyshev, who played all six matches at the Olympic tournament, noted after the game that the team had done everything in its power, but at the same time insulted those who did not believe in the team.
Here are his words:
“I want to say a real thank you to those who truly believed in us!!! It was a team! And we did our best!
Thank you all for the silver! We won it!!! All the haters, evaluators, everyone who criticized us throughout the tournament and were waiting, even before the final, for our misfire, most of the Russian media, this is your bread! Chew!!!! Don’t choke!!!!!!