The ice rink is chilly and alive with sound. Pucks slam against the boards as the coach’s instructions cut through the noise; players streak across the ice, clashing into one another loudly. It’s much like a regular hockey game, but only coach Serhii Shvets is wearing skates. Frontliner reporters watch the session unfold.
This was meant to be a story about veterans with amputations who train several times a week in preparation for the Para Ice Hockey World Championship. But had they applied, they would have been forced to compete in a group with Russian athletes, who were allowed to participate by the Paralympic Committee. For this reason, the “Nezlamni” veterans team will not attend the championship this year. Even so, sledge hockey has become more than just a game for them, playing an important role in their rehabilitation and beyond.
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The ice rink is chilly and alive with sound. Pucks slam against the boards as the coach’s instructions cut through the noise; players streak across the ice, clashing into one another loudly. It’s much like a regular hockey game, but only coach Serhii Shvets is wearing skates. Frontliner reporters watch the session unfold.
This was meant to be a story about veterans with amputations who train several times a week in preparation for the Para Ice Hockey World Championship. But had they applied, they would have been forced to compete in a group with Russian athletes, who were allowed to participate by the Paralympic Committee. For this reason, the “Nezlamni” veterans team will not attend the championship this year. Even so, sledge hockey has become more than just a game for them, playing an important role in their rehabilitation and beyond.
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