Soviet Students in Berlin, 1951
The Lift Up project continues its historical research of the past of Olympic weightlifting. There is plenty of work ahead on restoring the statistics and visual artifacts from the history of this sport in...
The Lift Up project continues its historical research of the past of Olympic weightlifting. There is plenty of work ahead on restoring the statistics and visual artifacts from the history of this sport in...
Actually, there is no now and then for “Henderson has scored for Canada!” The goal scored by Paul Henderson in Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series on September 28, 1972 stays in our...
The look of the Russian players and coaches at the bench reflects changes in Russian hockey in the last decades. Legendary coaches of the Soviet team Tarasov, Chernyshev, Bobrov, Kulagin and Tikhonov preferred to...
The outlook of Russian fans changed drastically since 1972. To begin with, Russia went through huge changes in the last three decades. There is no more USSR. The country got exposed to commercialism and...
September 26, 1972 – Moscow, Luzhniki Arena. Team Canada – Team CCCP, Game 7. September 27, 2016 – Toronto, Canada. Team Canada – Team Europe, World Cup of Hockey, Game 1 Finals. There are...
At the press conference after Team Canada defeated Team Russia in the semifinals of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Russian head coach Oleg Znarok was asked a question if it was possible to...
With the Summer Olympics in Rio and the “dopingate” scandals, we’ve received many comments and requests about the Lift Up project. For those who are new to the project, Lift Up is an online...
That was a chant Canadian fans supported their team at the Moscow Luzhniki Arena in September 1972: “Da da – Canada. Nyet nyet – Soviet!” Team Canada was down in the series 1-1-2 when...
The Canada vs. Russia hockey games are the biggest hockey rivalry with a long history. Times are different with over 4 decades past the 1972 Summit Series. In 1972, it was a prime time...
The guys that played in 1972 were tough dude. No helmets. Players today wear helmets and masks and pay more attention to protection. On the other hand, modern players are more complete athletes –...