Nail Yakupov and Alex Galchenyuk are good friends and former teammates. Now they are competing for World Junior gold against each other. On the eve (or morning) of Team Russia’s first game against Team USA at the 2013 World Juniors, enjoy some stories both guys have told us.
Funny stories with Nail Yakupov & Alex Galchenyuk
By Steve Dangle
Dec 28, 2012, 08:26 UTC
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