"...The supervisor of officials for the International Ice Hockey
Federation, Konstantin Komissarov, confirmed the ruling made by the
on-ice officials was correct and that video review had been properly
used to make the call. But that hasn't mollified Russian spectators, who
in a rare unifying moment have come together from both ends of the
political spectrum to air their grievances -- and their conspiracy
theories.
After the call was made, commentators on state television at first seemed unable to overcome their shock, shouting "How can this be so?!" They spent much of the rest of the game muttering resignedly about Meier's nationality.
Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country's most popular newspapers, carried a photograph of U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick -- a red circle drawn around his hand, which appears to be pushing one goal post backward -- beneath the headline: "An American referee and the puppet international federation deprived us of a deserved victory."
One state-owned channel ran an hour-long talk show dedicated to the disallowed goal.
"Judges don't have nationality?!" Alexei Pushkov, a Kremlin-connected member of parliament, fumed on Twitter. "How interesting. And how come they didn't appoint a referee from Russia, but an American?"
Even Russia's liberals joined in the fight.
"I agree with everything said about the referee," wrote corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny. One liberal website, Lenta.ru, wrote that the "Jewish masonry" was clearly involved in the call, making a joking reference to Soviet-era conspiracy theories about the West.
It's a shame. I understand they want to avenge 1972 and 1980 but a little clarity here. It was an absolute fire cracker of a game. One of the best I've seen in fact. The pace was relentless.
The call was without doubt the right call. USA won that game and fair and damn square so Russians and their lame ass conspiracy theories and second rate officiating can fuck right on off.
This stupidity detracts from the fact that Russia has struggled. Despite its depth and wicked talent, Russia lost in shoot-out to the Americans and needed a shoot-out to beat Slovakia after being held scoreless for 65 minutes.
As if the Russkie commies aren't above cheating. Right.
After the call was made, commentators on state television at first seemed unable to overcome their shock, shouting "How can this be so?!" They spent much of the rest of the game muttering resignedly about Meier's nationality.
Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country's most popular newspapers, carried a photograph of U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick -- a red circle drawn around his hand, which appears to be pushing one goal post backward -- beneath the headline: "An American referee and the puppet international federation deprived us of a deserved victory."
One state-owned channel ran an hour-long talk show dedicated to the disallowed goal.
"Judges don't have nationality?!" Alexei Pushkov, a Kremlin-connected member of parliament, fumed on Twitter. "How interesting. And how come they didn't appoint a referee from Russia, but an American?"
Even Russia's liberals joined in the fight.
"I agree with everything said about the referee," wrote corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny. One liberal website, Lenta.ru, wrote that the "Jewish masonry" was clearly involved in the call, making a joking reference to Soviet-era conspiracy theories about the West.
It's a shame. I understand they want to avenge 1972 and 1980 but a little clarity here. It was an absolute fire cracker of a game. One of the best I've seen in fact. The pace was relentless.
The call was without doubt the right call. USA won that game and fair and damn square so Russians and their lame ass conspiracy theories and second rate officiating can fuck right on off.
This stupidity detracts from the fact that Russia has struggled. Despite its depth and wicked talent, Russia lost in shoot-out to the Americans and needed a shoot-out to beat Slovakia after being held scoreless for 65 minutes.
As if the Russkie commies aren't above cheating. Right.
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