Legenda No. 17 Page #5

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And you in the first place.

Did you call for me?

So, Yakushev is from Spartak, OK.

Kharlamov? I heard you were awarded

with the Honored Master of Sports?

Boris, look.

Political Bureau of the Central

Committee of the Communist Party...

recommended to award Valeri Kharlamov

the Honored Master of Sports.

What's going on?

I have never been to the Political Bureau.

I do not know anyone there.

These are no jokes, Kharlamov.

This is for real.

I swear, Anatoli Vladimirovich.

Boris, look at him.

Got a new flat, got a new car.

Now he got the Honored Master

of Sports. At such a young age.

What's there left to be heading to?

Nothing left.

If not directly to the Chairmen

of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

- Anatoli Vladimirovich!

- Valera!

I would give all that to you

myself. But later.

You see, he doesn't understand a thing.

Who is a friend and who is an enemy.

Who one can talk to,

and who's better to avoid.

What are you trying to get?

Do you want to be banned

and delisted from the National Team?

Or you want the entire team

not to go to Canada at all?

Do you understand that it's a dream

for me? That's my lifelong dream.

Are we really going to Canada?

The Honored Master of Sport...

Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov...

get the f*** off.

Can you imagine?

The whole country has been

dreaming of this match for many years.

And what is your dream?

The match.

Of course! Us playing against

the Canadian professionals...

Awesome!

- And besides the Canadians?

- And who's there left?

The Swedes?

How about building a house,

planting a tree, raising a child?

Well, also that.

After the match.

Oh, don't tell me you believe in love...

and such things.

- And that you want me to tell you about my feelings...

- Yeah.

- Recite poetry for you?

- That would be nice.

- Climb up to your balcony with a bunch of flowers?

- Yes.

Well... you know, it's not for me.

You know, I think you are to get

rescued again.

You know, sometimes I think that the only

thing I care about in life is hockey.

- Come here.

- Wait.

I dream about it every night.

Where are you going? Ira?

This player is nicknamed

the Canadian Torpedo.

This one is a real killer. I am warning you

they both play very aggressively.

Hello, Ira? Oh, I am sorry,

may I talk to Ira?

Oh, OK. Thank you. Bye.

Pay special attention to this one.

He's completely wild.

His favorite gimmick is to violently

check players over the boards.

- As a result:

- Looks like we are in deep sh*t...

...the opponent is demoralized...

and there follows an attack!

Sank your teeth in it

if you can't hold it!

Look what he's doing!

He eluded four players!

That's bad. There will be five

of the Canadians.

You have to read their mind.

You have to know what they are going to do

before they actually understand it themselves.

And now your mind is clearly

set on other things!

Hello, Ira? Hello? Ira?

Ira! You know, I was just thinking:

am I a fool or what?

I am calling you all the time and you..

Maybe I've done something wrong?

No, everything's fine.

I got problems at the university.

You know, everything just happened

at the same time... Canada... you...

Look, I...

I have one hour between the trainings.

How about a walk?

Valera, I will be very busy

just exactly during that hour.

- How about tomorrow?

- Even worse. I have an exam.

This a fight. No comments.

Just be ready, guys.

- Valera?

- Hello.

Look, there is a wreck coming.

What wreck?

You remember you were telling me

how he didn't let you play...

I mean Tarasov.

You have to report it. It is urgent.

- No, why?

- You should.

We have to address the issue

before it's too late.

Or... are you afraid?

No, I am not afraid.

But everything's already settled.

It's all settled for you.

And how about the others?

The ones who lost their health, got fired.

To whom he ruined their lives.

You can't be that selfish.

OK, so, please do that.

Write about everything.

It's very important.

Hello, comrades!

Have a sit.

All right...

The Sport Committee has decided

to appoint...

Eduard Mikhailovich Balashov...

to the position of a case manager

for the Super Series.

With the full powers and authority.

The upcoming Olympics in Sapporo will be

a serious test before the Series.

So, consider the Super Series

already started...

Sapporo, Japan, 1972. The Olympic Games.

Valera, I cannot believe we're in Japan.

Yeah, the main thing now is not

to get back to Chebarkul afterward.

Don't fret, CSKA.

We'll do the Swedes in a tick.

They got used to that.

What started as 3:0 for the USSR...

...ended up in a tie.

Who is to blame? We are to blame.

Hey Dynamo!

It's all your fault!

You scattered around the rink

not leaving anybody at the cage.

You, Spartak, it's you to blame!

Stop that! That's not appropriate!

Stop yelling! Shut you up!

Hey Spartak, did you score

at least one goal tonight?

Everybody to the rink!

Anatoli Vladimirovich, Mikhailov

got a dislocated shoulder.

So locate it back where it belongs!

To the ice!

It was an interesting game.

Everybody relaxed a bit,

took it easy.

So now it is the perfect time

to have a little training.

Counterclockwise round me! Go!

Faster! Faster!

Narrow the circle!

Now, those who play for CSKA...

Freeze!

Get up, get up, move on.

Go, go!

Closer to each other!

Spartak after CSKA, CSKA after Dynamo.

And now, Dynamo freeze!

Get up, get up!

Denis, why did you stop?

Are you what, from Dynamo?

Spartak, freeze!

Get up, get up, move!

Anatoli Vladimirovich, what is going on?

Anatoli Vladimirovich, please...

Anatoli Vladimirovich!

Krylya, freeze!

Stop pillorying the team right away!

Faster, faster!

What on Earth are you doing?

They got relaxed! They think that

the Swedes are not important!

Comrade Tarasov!

Krylya, freeze!

Spartak, freeze!

- CSKA...

- Do not stop!

- I said...

- Do not stop!

Kharlamov, over here!

What do you mean

do not stop?

Because we are not SCKA now.

- Who are you then?

- We are the National Team.

The National Team of the Soviet Union.

The session is over.

And now the leading news of the day:

The Soviet Ice Hockey National won the Olympic gold in Sapporo.

The gold medals are given to our players.

Moscow. 1972.

Valera, Tarasov is looking for you.

There's something wrong with him.

Look, what relationship do you

have with that...

What's his name?

...Balashov.

- Well, he...

- He is always grouchy...

Always complains about you...

Says to Kulagin that you are not

doing something...

...that you were asked to do...

Do what he wants

if it will make him happier.

And then just...

...hide you head for a while.

Yet we have to play this stupid match.

Who was that smart to come up

with this brilliant idea at all?

We need to get ready to play

against Canada...

...not against Spartak.

And how the poor Spartak is going

to play, I wonder?

I took all their best players

to the National.

Eh, Valera...

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