Zhurova appreciated Ovechkin's decision to sign a contract with Washington

On July 2, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova commented on Alexander Ovechkin's decision to extend his contract with the Washington Capitals hockey club until the end of the 2026/27 season. According to her, Ovechkin's records can only be beaten by robots.

"I think he wants to preserve his sports career for as long as possible, so that he can go to the Olympics with a flag and an anthem and become a champion. To go to the Games as part of our team, which can do it in three years. Well, to score so many goals that no one could do it in this century! They won't catch up with us! Only if robots play," she said in an interview with the newspaper Sport-Express.

Ovechkin is the best sniper in the history of the NHL regular season, scoring 929 goals. The Russian hockey player ranks second in the total number of goals, taking into account the regular season and the playoffs - he has 1006 goals, while the record belongs to Wayne Gretzky (1016).

In addition, three-time Olympic figure skating champion Irina Rodnina positively assessed the hockey player's decision. According to her, this is beneficial both to Ovechkin himself, as well as to his team and Russian sports in general. She also noted that the task of breaking the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky depends on how determined the athlete himself will be to fulfill it.

Hockey player and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin. Biography

Sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev spoke on July 2 about the extension of the Russian striker's contract with the National Hockey League (NHL) club Washington Capitals. According to him, continuing his career in the strongest league in the world is the right decision for a hockey player.

Ovechkin signed a new one-year contract with the Washington Capitals on the same day. The hockey player has been playing for Washington since 2005 and is the best sniper in the history of the NHL regular season. Over the years of his career, he has repeatedly won individual league awards, and in the 2017/18 season he led the team to its first ever Stanley Cup victory.