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Coach of the Finnish National Hockey team Jukka Jalonen said his player's gold win in the final competition was "well deserved" during an after-match presser in Beijing on Sunday.
Finns prevailed in the hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, scoring 2-1 in the final clash against the Russians.
"It is an honour to, first of all, to coach for this national team and to have a chance to play for a gold medal at this stage in the Olympics and even win it. We made Finnish sports history, and we are very proud of that,” stressed Jalonen.
Coach of Russian National Hockey team Alexey Zhamnov congratulated opponents with the win mentioning his team "was fighting until the end.
"The Finnish National team is very disciplined and plays, as one may say, like 'one system' throughout these years. Its play is very disciplined in defence and counterattacks. It is not easy to break that barrier. It must be anger that our attacks were lacking today,” Zhamnov concluded.
The Finnish National Hockey team won gold for the first time in Olympic history.
China: ‘A well-deserved win’ - Coach Jalonen on Finnish hockey gold at Olympics
Coach of the Finnish National Hockey team Jukka Jalonen said his player's gold win in the final competition was "well deserved" during an after-match presser in Beijing on Sunday.
Finns prevailed in the hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, scoring 2-1 in the final clash against the Russians.
"It is an honour to, first of all, to coach for this national team and to have a chance to play for a gold medal at this stage in the Olympics and even win it. We made Finnish sports history, and we are very proud of that,” stressed Jalonen.
Coach of Russian National Hockey team Alexey Zhamnov congratulated opponents with the win mentioning his team "was fighting until the end.
"The Finnish National team is very disciplined and plays, as one may say, like 'one system' throughout these years. Its play is very disciplined in defence and counterattacks. It is not easy to break that barrier. It must be anger that our attacks were lacking today,” Zhamnov concluded.
The Finnish National Hockey team won gold for the first time in Olympic history.
Usage for news programming only in any platform (including social media) No commercial use or association permitted Usage only within 48 hrs after each event has finished Aggregate maximum usage of 6 mins of footage per day No modification permitted other than edit Mandatory Credit: Courtesy of IOC ***TV Rules: Usage on maximum 3 programmes per day. Maximum 2 minutes in each program. Maximum 30 secs of each separate event. Minimum 3 hours separation between programs.
Coach of the Finnish National Hockey team Jukka Jalonen said his player's gold win in the final competition was "well deserved" during an after-match presser in Beijing on Sunday.
Finns prevailed in the hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, scoring 2-1 in the final clash against the Russians.
"It is an honour to, first of all, to coach for this national team and to have a chance to play for a gold medal at this stage in the Olympics and even win it. We made Finnish sports history, and we are very proud of that,” stressed Jalonen.
Coach of Russian National Hockey team Alexey Zhamnov congratulated opponents with the win mentioning his team "was fighting until the end.
"The Finnish National team is very disciplined and plays, as one may say, like 'one system' throughout these years. Its play is very disciplined in defence and counterattacks. It is not easy to break that barrier. It must be anger that our attacks were lacking today,” Zhamnov concluded.
The Finnish National Hockey team won gold for the first time in Olympic history.