Former hockey player Marián Gáborík (44) is at the Winter Olympics in Milan, where he co-comments on the events during hockey matches for STVR. It can be seen that he is enjoying his role behind the microphone. Together with him, his good friend Boris Valábik and hockey commentator Pavol Gašpar comment on the matches. As the portal writes, Gáborík is not only enjoying the atmosphere in Milan, he is literally tearing up.
The media was interested in his actions after the match between Canada and France. The Slovak hockey player chose to greet the Canadian athletes in the zone where the talks are taking place. As reported by the sports website, he caught it later LA Kings defenseman Drew Douthy, with whom he was supposed to hug. They have known each other for years, they were in the same team. When the biggest star, Connor McDavid, arrived, they engaged in a joint debate. They joked and were in a good mood.
Vegas striker Mark Stone also stopped by. Gáborík played several games against him in the NHL. Although the Slovak hockey player has not played for 6 years, he is still a big favorite of many NHL stars and, without exaggeration, really has the status of a celebrity in the arena of the Olympic Games.
The Slovak hockey players had to wait until Tuesday afternoon for the name of their quarterfinal opponent. It was then that the elimination battles began at the Olympic tournament in Milan, in which the teams that failed to secure a direct advance to the quarter-finals played against each other. The Slovaks surprisingly won the B-group in competition with the favored Swedes, Finns and home country Italy.
At the beginning of the tournament, they defeated the Finnish team (4:1). The classification of opponents for the round of 16 was based on the table in which the teams were ranked based on the points gained in the groups. After four years, the Slovak team has another chance to advance to the fight for medals. The Slovaks are defending their bronze medal from Beijing in Milan. They were among the four best teams in the history of independence of the Slovak Republic, in addition to the most historically successful games in China, 16 years ago in Vancouver.
