The Russian TV channel Match TV was at the center of the scandal after it showed the 2011 game instead of the finals of the youth hockey world championship. Because of this, many viewers were misled and believed that Russia beat Canada, while in reality the Russians lost in the final battle with a score of 3: 4.
As Sports writes. ru, all matches of the youth hockey world championship were originally broadcast on Match TV. But since Russia reached the decisive matches, the grid was changed: both the semi-finals and the finals were broadcast on Channel One. And “Match TV" Those who did not know about the changes in the schedule and used to watch broadcasts on “Match TV” finally decided that Russia won. Even hockey player Vladimir Tarasenko was among the deceived. His wife Yana Tarasenko on Instagram reported that Tarasenko watched hockey on “Match TV” for 10 minutes, until he saw himself on the field and realized that this was not that match.
After the finals, fans hit the channel with accusations. Viewers are outraged not only in their social networks, but also throw insulting comments on the Match TV Twitter account and demand explanations of why another game was broadcast.
Recall that the Russian team became the silver medalist of the youth world hockey championship, which this year took place in the Czech Republic. In the final, the Russian team lost to Canada.
Match TV general producer Tina Kandelaki responded to criticism caused by the fact that during the broadcast of the finals of the youth hockey world championship, where the Russian national team lost to the Canadian one, the channel showed the 2011 Russian victory.
“As for the confusion in the heads of some people, I’ll say: the weather forecast on TV does not eliminate the need to look out the window before leaving the house. If you get wet, it doesn’t mean that someone is manipulating you, ”Kandelaki wrote in her telegram channel.
Thus, she responded to a post in the telegram channel “Nezygar” that showing the old finale during the new is a “decision-making model based on manipulation and substitution”.