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In Sports News this Monday: the Czechs come last with only one point at ice hockey’s Karjala Cup, despite taking the lead in all three of their games; javelin star Barbora Špotáková is named Czech Athlete of the Year for the third time in a row; and Teplice are now three points in front in the Czech football league after a win over their nearest rivals Jablonec.
Czechs take only one point at Karjala Cup despite being in front in all three games
The Czech Republic’s ice hockey players finished last with only one point in Finland’s Karjala Cup, one of the four competitions in the Euro Hockey Tour. The remarkable thing is that the Czechs went in front in all three of their games and ended up losing each one. After defeat to Sweden and the hosts, the Czech Republic led Russia after nine minutes on Sunday, through goals from Jan Bulis and Pavel Brendl. But once again that lead evaporated and they were beaten 4:3 in overtime by the tournament winners. Czech coach Vladimír Růžička shared his thoughts with reporters after Sunday’s game.“I think we certainly didn’t disappoint today in terms of how we played. But hockey is all about goals, we scored fewer of them and we have to get ready for the next tournament. These tournaments are very evenly balanced and now a tough tournament faces us in Russia, maybe even tougher than this one.”
The Channel One Cup takes place in Moscow in the middle of December. It will be the last competition for the Czech hockey team ahead of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February.