Is hockey the favorite sport in russa?

Question

is hockey the favorite sport in russa?

Answer 1

No. Wikipedia states that football/soccer is Russia's most popular sport but that Ice Hockey is also popular to some degree - along with figure skating!

"As in most of the world, Association football is the most popular sport in Russia. Although ice hockey was only introduced during the Soviet era, the national team soon dominated the sport internationally, winning gold at most of the Olympics and World Championships they contested, most recently in the 2008 World Championships. Figure skating is another popular sport; in the 1960s, the Soviet Union rose to become a dominant power in figure skating, especially in pair skating and ice dancing."

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Answer 2

The most popular and mass sports in Russia (information by Rossport agency):

1. Football - 11.2 per cent (1 531 721 persons);

2. Volleyball - 10.8 per cent (1 472 860 persons);

3. Basketball - 9.8 per cent (1 340 565 persons);

4. Athletics - 6.7 per cent (917 448 students);

5. Swimming - 5.6 per cent (767 736 students);

6. Ski race - 4.7 per cent (637 949 students);

7. Table Tennis - 4.1 per cent (553 913 person);

8. Chess - 3.0 per cent (406 171 students);

9. Sport tourism - 2.4 per cent (322 612 person);

10. Sports aerobics - 1.8 per cent (244 833 person);

11. Boxing - 1.7 per cent (233 048 students);

12. Judo - 1.6 per cent (219 656 students);

13. Hockey - 1.6 per cent (218 048 students);

14. Futsal - 1.6 per cent (215 939 students);

15. Karate - 1.6 per cent (215 308 students);

16. Checkers - 1.5 per cent (206 600 students);

17. Firing a bullet - 1.4 per cent (189 331 students);

18. Wrestling - 1.3 per cent (174 134 students);

19. weight-lift - 1.0 per cent (136 294 person);

20. Sambo - 0.9 per cent (126 573 people).

Answer 3

Soccer is the most popular sport, as it is in many other countries. Hockey is quite popular too (especially now that we're good at it again), but it requires more equipment than soccer, as well as a proper playing surface.