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Belarusian Ice Hockey MaturesThis year's ice hockey World Championship was held in May in Latvia's capital city of Riga. After years of varied successes in 2006 Winter Olympics and earlier international competitions, Belarus' national team really "arrived" and became a respected member of world's ice hockey elite.It all began with the unexpected victory 2:1 over favored Slovakia and a close loss (3:2) to the Russian team widely expected to win the overall title. As the championship progressed, Belarusians managed to edge the strong Swiss team 2:1 and overwhelmed Ukraine by the score of 9:1. They succeeded in reaching the championship's quarterfinals, in which they succumbed to Finland 3:0 in a tenacious and even encounter. Four of the team's members were named to the chapionship's All-Star team. Much of the national team?s success may be attributed to methodical and effective work by its new Canadian coach Glen Hanlon . As lately international hockey tournaments are being held more often in Central and Eastern Europe ( Vienna, Prague, Riga), they are attracting more fans both from Belarus and the Belarusian emigre communities in this part of Europe. In Prague, for instance, Belarusian fans have been regularly flocking to the city's "sport bars," to support their team with loud cheers and the national white-red-white flag. This article appeared in Belarusian Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 --------------------------------------------- Copyright 2006 Belarusian Review All rights reserved. belarusianreview@hotmail.com
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