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According to the requirements of the Russian Championship regulations, all matches of the final round of the Premier League will begin at the same time - 14:00 Moscow time.
VOLLEYBALL. November 22. Super League. Men. 9th round . November 22--23. Russian Cup. Women. "Final Four". Saint Petersburg.
In the next round of the men's super league there are: Lokomotiv-Belogorye - Metalloinvest, Ural - Lokomotiv Ns, Fakel - Zenit, Gazprom-Yugra - Iskra, Yaroslavich " - "Dynamo", "Ugra-Samotlor" - NOVA. If in previous years in the top division of the women's championship of the country there were two or even three teams from the same club system - the Yekaterinburg "Uralochka", then in the men's championship related teams will play each other for the first time since 1993, when CSKA and CSKA played together -2. We are talking about the match between Lokomotiv-Belogorye and Metalloinvest, which formally represents Stary Oskol, but for now holds home matches in the Belgorod sports palace "Cosmos".
The Russian Cup among women's teams in the Final Four format has been held since 2005. For the first time, the tournament will be held on the banks of the Neva. On Saturday the semi-finals “Zarechye-Odintsovo” - “University-Belogorye”, “Leningradka” - “Dynamo” M. will take place. The final and the match for third place will take place the next day. The winner of the National Cup is guaranteed a place in the Champions League.
HOCKEY. November 17--23. Continental Hockey League - Russian Open Championship. Regular season . November 19. IIHF Champions League. Group stage. 5th round .
Here is the full schedule of KHL matches this week. November 17. "Metallurg" Mg - "Dynamo" M, "Traktor" - "Dynamo" Mn, "Salavat Yulaev" - "Dynamo" R, "Neftekhimik" - "Lokomotiv", "Lada" - SKA, "Khimik" " -- "Vanguard". November 18. "Amur" - "Spartak", "Sibir" - "Vityaz", CSKA - HC MVD. November 19. "Traktor" - "Dynamo" M, "Salavat Yulaev" - "Dynamo" Mn, "Ak Bars" - SKA, "Khimik" - "Barys". November 20. "Amur" - CSKA, "Avangard" - "Lokomotiv". November 21. "Torpedo" - HC MVD, "Atlant" - "Metallurg" NK, "Metallurg" Mg - "Sibir", "Salavat Yulaev" - "Dynamo" M, "Ak Bars" - "Barys", " Lada" - "Neftekhimik". November 23. "Neftekhimik" - "Dynamo", "Avangard" - "Khimik", "Severstal" - "Atlant", "Lokomotiv" - "Sibir", "Spartak" - "Metallurg" NK, "Vityaz" - - “Cupid”.
On the fifth game day of the Champions League, held under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), only one Russian club will be involved - Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Our team, playing in Group A, hosts the Finnish Kärpät (Oulu). In the first round away, Magnitogorsk was stronger - 2:0. Now, if they win in regulation time, Magnitogorsk will become the group winners ahead of schedule and will secure access to the playoffs. After two games, Metallurg has a 100% result - six points, and the closest pursuer, German Eisberen, earned five points in three matches.
Salavat Yulaev is free from playing in the Champions League this week. The Ufa team has already solved their sporting problem at this stage and can think about the semi-finals.
BASKETBALL. November 17--19. Super League. Men. November 18, 22. Russian Cup. . Quarterfinals. Return matches. November 19-20. FIBA Euroleague (women). 6th round .
The second round of the group stage begins in the Women's Euroleague. All Russian clubs play on Wednesday. The following matches will take place: "Wisla" (Poland) - "Nadezhda" (Orenburg), "Lille" (France) - CSKA, UMMC (Ekaterinburg) - "Sibenik" (Croatia), "Famila" (Italy) - "Spartak" (Vidnoe). A debutant in the tournament of the continent's strongest teams, Nadezhda has not yet won a single match and is in last place in its top six, and to qualify for the playoffs you need to be at least fourth. CSKA, after parting with the best player in Europe for the last two years, Maria Stepanova, which occurred on the initiative of the club’s main investor Andrei Ishchuk, is no longer as competitive on the continental arena as before. In the last round, the “red-blues” lost away to the Italian “Venice” - 63:66. Ekaterinburg UMMC, where Stepanova moved, is confidently leading in sextet “C” with five victories. Spartak near Moscow, which suffered one defeat, is at the top of the table in Group D, ahead of Lithuanian TEO in additional indicators.
All participants in the “Final Four” of the Russian Men's Cup will be determined. Schedule of return games of the quarter-finals: November 18. "Lokomotiv" NS - CSKA (first game - 48:113). November 22. "Ural Great" - UNICS (67:80), "Dynamo" M - "Lokomotiv-Rostov" (63:53), "Khimki" - "Triumph" (55:62).
SKI RACING. November 22--23. World Cup stage. Gallivar (Sweden).
The program of the starting stage of the 2008/09 World Cup: Saturday - 10 km freestyle races for women and 15 km for men, Sunday - 4x5 km and 4x10 km relay races. This season, the first cup start is taking place later than in the last few years, when back in October a sprint was held on an artificial track laid through the streets of Dusseldorf, Germany. The head coach of the Russian national team, Yuri Borodavko, plans to enter six participants in individual races in Gallivar, and two teams to run the relay race. At the end of October - beginning of November, our skiers were preparing for the season in Finland. Two-time world champion Olga Zavyalova, 36, who missed last season due to maternity leave, is expected to start in Sweden.
FIGURE SKATING. November 20--23. Stage of the Grand Prix series - Cup of Russia. Moscow.
Here are some of the Russian skaters nominated for the home stage of the Grand Prix. Single skating - Artem Borodulin, Alexander Uspensky, Sergei Voronov, Katarina Gerboldt, Alena Leonova, Nina Petushkova; sports couples - Lyubov Ilyushechkina - Nodari Maisuradze, Yuko Kawaguchi - Alexander Smirnov, Ksenia Ozerova - Alexander Enbert; dance couples - Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin, Yana Khokhlova - Sergey Novitsky, Anastasia Platonova - Alexander Grachev.
SKATES. November 22--23. World Cup stage. Moscow.
The stage program includes races of 1500 m and 10 thousand m for men, 1500 m and 5 thousand m for the fairer sex.