OMEGA Welcomes Legendary Players in its Sochi Pavilion

Great players Vyacheslav Fetisov and Andrei Nikolishin, as well as the press attache of the Russian team, Mikhail Zakharov discussed trends of modern hockey, as well as prospects of developments in the hockey arena in Sochi.

Vyacheslav Fetisov and Andrei Nikolishin

On February 15th the company OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, invited the legendary hockey stars Vyacheslav Fetisov and Andrei Nikolishin, as well as the press attache of Russia team Mikhail Zakharov, visit OMEGA Pavilion in the Olympic Park. Topic of conversation with the legendary hockey players began development trend of sports, athletes opinion regarding the Olympic match Russia - United States and part of OMEGA in major sporting events.

Vyacheslav Fetisov and Andrei Nikolishin

Describing the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Fetisov said that of the ten Olympic Games, where he was, nor what it is impossible to compare the atmosphere and the spirit that reins in Sochi, host city of Games.
Vyacheslav Fetisov, can be called a world champion on the number of awards won hockey with two wins in a row on the Stanley Cup, two Olympic gold medals (1984, 1988), Olympic silver medal ( 1980 ), seven victories in the World Championships . After graduating from a career hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov became the coach of the Olympic team of Russia ice hockey at the Olympic Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee Athletes of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Participated actively in the work of the commission that prepared in 2007 represented the IOC in the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In recognition of the contribution of Vyacheslav Fetisov, the Olympic movement and sport victories he - along with other prominent people in the country - was entrusted to carry the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.
Speaking about the developments in the hockey arena in Sochi, Mikhail Zakharov said that today the Russian team is focused on achieving the main goal: "Now victory is the only goal for the Russian team," he said.

Andrei Nikolishin

Reynald Aeschlimann, a vice president and director of international sales of OMEGA, said: “OMEGA is also a legendary company, serving as the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games for more than 80 years. But it is not only time and high achievements unite us with the famous athlete, and that we help them serve excellent example in achieving their goals."

Vyacheslav Fetisov

OMEGA PAVILION
At the time of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the residence of the brand OMEGA became a two-storey building in the Olympic Park. The company organizes the territory of the pavilion a range of activities - for example, a demonstration of the process of making watches and interesting encounters with celebrities in the "question-answer" format. The OMEGA pavilion is open to the public from 9:00 to 1:00.

OMEGA and the Olympic Games
OMEGA was the first company to receive an official timekeeper of the Olympic Games: it has been entrusted to us the timing of all events included in the Olympic program in 1932 in Los Angeles. The history of our involvement in the Olympic movement has been more than 80 years - during which time we have developed a number of unique innovative technologies in the field of sports timekeeping. In Sochi OMEGA acts as the official timekeeper at the Olympics already the 26th time.

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