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Russia won the world title for the first time since 2009 by beating Slovakia 6-2 in the final

World Champs Win Was for Air Crash Dead – Coach

11:50 21/05/2012 HELSINKI – May 21 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s triumph at the world ice hockey championships should be dedicated to the memory of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players who died in an air crash in September, Russia coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov has said.

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