An offer to resign by Viktor Tikhonov,...
An offer to resign by Viktor Tikhonov, coach of the victorious Soviet Olympic hockey team, has been rejected and he is planning to guide the team in the 1992 Winter Games.
A report that Tikhonov offered to resign because of pre-Olympic failures carried by Tass, the Soviet news agency, was apparently prompted by an article in the Sovetsky Sport newspaper that carried a single sentence, saying Tikhonov submitted his resignation because of criticism from the media.
“The manager’s lot is a very hard one, especially if everyone expects only wins from you,” Tikhonov said. “After several tournaments last year in which our team placed second, I came under very harsh, but not always justified, criticism from a group of sportswriters.”
Last season, the Soviet national team lost the world championship to Sweden and was beaten by the Canadians in the Canada Cup.
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