Russian men's hockey team

Social media users were left fuming after organizers of the World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada failed to include the Russian flag in a closing message to fans and hosts at the tournament.

Russia ensured they ended the World Junior Hockey Championship on a high as they beat a determined Switzerland to win bronze in Vancouver, Canada.

Russian captain Klim Kostin appeared to have some choice words for a booing crowd after his team’s defeat to the United States in the semi-finals of the World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada.

The ice hockey Junior Club World Cup has concluded in Sochi, with Russian club Loko Yaroslavl claiming victory in the final against Swedish team HV 71.

President Vladimir Putin has thanked Russia’s ice hockey gold medalists for singing their national anthem during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics medal ceremony. The team did so in defiance of a ban imposed by the IOC.

The Russian men’s hockey squad, competing in PyeongChang under the name Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR), has claimed Olympic gold, defeating Germany 4-3 in an overtime thriller.