Russia train in Latvia ahead of the World Championship

The senior Russian national team held its maiden training session at the Olympic Centre in Riga, Latvia, where the 2021 IIHF World Championship will take place.

The players trained in these following lines:

Group 1

Goalkeepers: Samonov, Bocharov.
Whites: Zub, Zadorov - Barabanov, Shalunov, Okulov.
Blues: Gavrikov, Provorov - Slepyshev, Karnaukhov, Grigorenko.
Reds: Ozhiganov, Dronov - Galimov, Morozov, Burdasov.
Blacks: Rafikov, A. Marchenko - Shvets-Rogovoi, Kamenev, Voronkov.

Group 2

Goalkeepers: Bocharov, Fedotov.
Forwards: Tolchinsky, Safonov, Timkin, Kuzmenko, Podkolzin.

Russia's opening match at the tournament will take place at 16:15 Moscow time on May 21 against the Czech Republic.