Ahead of the gold medal game at the 2024 IIHF World Championships ... a new campaign to name the tournament's mascot has sparked online backlash from many fans calling out the mascot's ...

České Budějovice was named as the 2025 host for the women's World Championships. At the event, imagery of the event's mascot was also unveiled. While that design went unnoticed by many over the last ...

Sorokin earlier told TASS that the mascot of ... seen in world-renowned Russian art dating back to the earliest Icon paintings." Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup over four years ...