Instagram review of the 2016 World Championship
During the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, fans from various different countries were posting all kinds of photos on Instagram. We have gathered the best to show you:
The Swiss fans made new friends in Russia:
Nothing is better than watching ice hockey with Laika by your side!
Laika earned a lot of admirers:
#Laika #icehockeyworldchampionshiprussia #2016 #friends #moscow
Soviet player and current commentator Sergei Gimaev was a popular figure:
Fan-zones in both cities were a huge hit with supporters!
Enemies on the ice, friends off it:
#россияфинляндия #втбледовыйдворец #фанзона #этомощно #suomi #finland #russia #iihf2016
We think that the Czechs thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Russian capital:
Some crazy outfits attracted plenty of photos:
Российские фанаты самые классные #хоккейчик #хоккеист #фанат #россиявперед #россия #обезьянка #уши
Supporting Russia from childhood!
Finland's Mikko Koskinen switched jobs for a day...
How well do you know your Russian cities?
Laika didn't quite grasp the art of putting a hat on:
Two reasons to come to ice hockey matches:
A message back home to their wives!
Nothing beats Russian beauty:
Our cheerleaders provided eye candy for many fans!
The Ice Palace on a day off:
You can find more photos of the Moscow Ice Palace empty by using this following hashtag: #emptyчмпохоккею2016
The biggest goaltending mask in history!
без голоса, но на эмоциях! Супер игра! Супер победа! #iihf2016
Laika's legacy lives on:
And they didn't even have to pay for tickets!
Artemiy Panarin seems to have released his own healthy concoction:
Живи хоккеем - будь здоров! #чм2016 #iihf2016 #gedeonrichter
Cats love Russia as much as we do!
Some imposing fans roared us on to bronze:
Сегодня главные болельщики #хаски #фанзонаспб #фанзона #хоккей #fanzonespb
We miss our cheerleading group already!
Russian Ice Hockey Federation