mo4ch:>‘Accept defeat with honor’: Ovechkin wife hits out after Russia world championship defeat | Mo4ch News
The wife of Russian NHL star Alexander Ovechkin has told fans “to accept defeat with honor” in an apparent riposte to criticism of the team following their world championship semifinal exit at the hands of Finland.A star-studded Russian outfit containing the likes of Washington Capitals star Ovechkin and fellow NHL players Ilya Kovalchuk and Evgeni Malkin were edged out 1-0 in a tense encounter in Bratislava, after a goal midway through the third period from Finnish captain Marko Anttila.Also on rt.comFinland stun star-studded Russia in Ice Hockey World Championship semifinal (VIDEO)Russia had been heavy favorites heading into the game, given their perfect eight-game run at the tournament leading into the semifinal.Criticism of the team appears to have irked Anastasia Shubskaya, the 25-year-old model and wife of Ovechkin.She took to social media to vent what she felt was the inability of some to accept defeat with grace, according to reports in the Russian press. “The biggest differe…