Compared with the many ball sports in the Summer Olympic Games, the ball sports in the Winter Olympic Games seem to be only ice hockey, although rare, but this sport is not lacking in passion. In the Winter Olympics in Russia and Switzerland, the two teams fought hard, and even the referees were punched, and this is not the first time this has happened in this Winter Olympics. In the previous women's ice hockey game, Russia and the United States team fought a lot, and even the live DJ released "Katyusha" to set off the atmosphere, which was popular all over the Internet for a while, so why do ice hockey games often fight?
In fact, fights are not allowed in Olympic games, but in Russian leagues and North American leagues, fighting is allowed, and it is a tradition. Players involved in brawls are usually given light penalties and are not expelled, and some teams even have dedicated "thugs" who are responsible for provoking or provoking the opponent's core players to give their side an edge. In North American hockey leagues, there are even gimmicks such as the "Battle of the Enforcers", where the winner can receive a high prize money.
Why is there such a situation as a condoning fight on the ice rink? This is actually related to the characteristics of the sport of ice hockey, which is said to be a ball, but it is actually a round cake, its diameter is 7.62 cm, the thickness is 2.54 cm, and it weighs about 156 to 170 grams. The sport originated in Britain and was brought around the world during the British colonial process.
There are many risk factors in the sport of ice hockey, and when the athlete hits with full force, the speed of the ball can reach an astonishing 160KM/h, which is very dangerous. There have even been cases where spectators have been hit by ice hockeys and died. Therefore, the edge of the ice hockey rink is very well protected.
Therefore, ice hockey players need to be fully armed when playing, wearing this kind of protective equipment, including anti-collision helmets, protective masks, teeth guards, shoulder pads, protective gloves, belts, thick cushion shorts, crotch guards, etc., which can be said to be armed to the teeth. The goalkeeper added additional protective gear. But the probability of injury to hockey players is still high, because the protective gear can only protect against the threat of ice hockey, but not the threat of players.
Because ice hockey is very fast and there is often physical contact, it is very easy to clash. That's why ice hockey games allow fights, because even if fighting is prohibited, it's hard to avoid conflict. The clubs and ice knives of ice hockey players are very dangerous instruments, and once there is an uncontrollable situation, it is very dangerous. And fighting with the permission of the rules is not without rules.
First of all, both players need to agree to the fight before they can start, and the two sides of the fight need to remove equipment such as clubs, hats and gloves before they can officially start. During the fight, you can only attack each other with your fists, and if one of the parties is put down, then the fight is over. Moreover, the other members of the team on both sides could not persuade and help, but could only watch. On the one hand, such rules reduce the risk of conflict, but also increase the focus of the game, and slowly become a culture and tradition of professional ice hockey games.
However, fighting is dangerous after all, and most ice hockey players have concussions, muscle strains, sprains, ligament tears, skin cuts, fractures and other injuries, which are caused by fierce collisions.
However, this sport full of danger and violence can be regarded as an "aristocratic sport" because ice hockey is very expensive, both in terms of venue and equipment. But the sport has its own unique charm, and it is said that the Quidditch game in Harry Potter was the inspiration That Rowling took from the ice hockey game.