Saturday, 11 May 2019

Vladimir Putin scores at least eight goals in hockey exhibition, then falls on face

  • Putin takes spill after scoring eight (or 10) goals in Friday game
  • President was playing in annual exhibition with ex-NHL stars

Russian president Vladimir Putin scored at least eight goals in an exhibition ice hockey game with former National Hockey League players at Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome, then took a face-first spill while waving to the crowd during a post-game victory lap.

The 66-year-old leader, who appeared fine after the tumble, had taken the ice on Friday night in what has become an annual tradition. He played on the Legends team alongside Russian hockey stars such as Hall of Famers Slava Fetisov and Pavel Bure.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2LvROIO

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