The head of the Czech foreign Ministry scolded his wife after the words about hockey players from Russia
Petr Matsinka called Russian hockey players “masculine” and said that they should not be at the junior world Cup in Ostrava. The policy was criticized by Czech NHL players. He admitted his words were inappropriate
The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Matsinka recognized “extremely inappropriate” his words about women’s hockey when commenting on the possibility of participation of the women’s team of Russia in the junior world championship in Ostrava. Macinca's words are quoted by Idnes.
On the eve of Matsinka on CNN Prima News said that he considers hockey a men’s sport, and also called Russian hockey players “masculine” (“mužatky”). He was criticized by Czech NHL players.
Matsinka thanked his government colleagues that they did not actively discuss this topic at the meeting. "It was as if they felt my wife - Mrs Matsinkova - scold me for it at home," the minister said.
He said that he used the term “masculine” only in reference to Russian women, not Czech hockey players, but added that “it does not matter.”.
Matsinka previously expressed disagreement with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the admission of national teams of Russia, which were suspended from international competitions after the start of the military operation in Ukraine. Ostrava will host the World Junior Championships in January.
