Nikolai Valuev is sure that in the championship final Russia and Sweden will fight for first place, and hopes for a win by his compatriots. From Irkutsk he plans to go to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he bought tickets in advance for himself and his family. Honorary president of the Russian bandy federation Albert Pomortsev also arrived in the city, who after many years was again in Irkutsk and noted its hospitality.
Nikolai Valuev is confident that the national teams of Russia and Sweden will compete for first place in the final of the championship, and he hopes for a victory by his compatriots. From Irkutsk, Nikolai Valuev plans to go to the opening of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The star of Russian sports purchased tickets for himself and his family to the opening of the country’s main sporting event in advance.In Irkutsk, a program of stay has been arranged for Nikolai Valuev, but he himself is sure that the scheduled and planned meetings will not fit within the allotted framework of the official visit. The athlete emphasized: Irkutsk is a very hospitable city, and many people live in it whom he would like to meet, talk with, and spend time with.
By a morning flight from Sheremetyevo Airport, Albert Pomortsev, Honorary President of the Russian Bandy Federation, arrived in Irkutsk; he was last in Irkutsk in 1986 for the VIII International Bandy Tournament for the prizes of the newspaper Soviet Russia. The legendary athlete himself is from the city of Kemerovo, and Irkutsk is a neighboring hometown to him. Despite the fact that he practically never visits the capital of Eastern Siberia, Albert Ivanovich constantly follows changes in the city’s life through publications on the Internet.