Alex Ovechkin hopes Russian hockey team participates in Olympics as neutral athletes

[doniceage]

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin hopes the Russian hockey team participates in the 2018 Winter Olympics, even though it would have to wear neutral uniforms.

After the International Olympic Committee banned Russian athletes from playing under their flag, Ovechkin said he supports the team's decision and is "pretty sure they're going."

At the Washington Capitals' morning skate on Wednesday, Ovechkin and fellow Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov said they will cheer for the Russian athletes who choose to go to South Korea.

http://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/...utral-athletes

[Sharky94]

That wont happen. It would be easy for a single performer in some sports to go on their own. Its a whole different thing when you are talking about an entire team with extremely high support needs. A figure skater can make her own uniform and bring a coach, and that is about all you need. A hockey team needs coaches, equipment managers and doctors, along with a lot of equipment needs. Who is going to pay for all that? And who is going to make the decisions? Who chooses the coach? Anyone ever try to get two dozen people to ever agree on anything? It aint easy. And it's not like these guys have tons of spare time to sit around and organize all that.