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Russian president Vladimir Putin scored at least eight goals in a televised exhibition game but ended with a faceplant in the rink while waving to crowds.
Footage captures the 66-year-old leader hit the red carpet that laid on the ice during a post-game victory lap and tumbles on the ice, falling flat on his face in front of the spectators.
With the help of a teammate, he made a quick recovery and continue his way around the stadium.
Putin, as he has the past few years, played with the 'Legends' team alongside Russian hockey stars including Hall of Famers Slava Fetisov and Pavel Bure.
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He played a centre forward position in his traditional No. 11 shirt.
They faced off against a team of Russian politicians and business executives such as billionaire Vladimir Pontanin and tycoon Gennady Timchenko.
The official Kremlin release shows Putin scored 10 times in a 14-7 victory, although both Reuters reported that he fired eight goals during the match.
According to the Washington Post, this is not the first time Putin has fallen on ice.
Related video: Putin falls flat on his face during ice hockey match (Provided by Mirror)
He fell during a game in 2016, which he scored one goal and offered two assists.
This year's game marked Putin's seventh straight appearance in the gala exhibition for Russia's Night Hockey League.
Q2CTF3 on May 11st, 2019 at 13:47 UTC »
Jesus, they can't even be honest about the score of a hockey game.
kerbaal on May 11st, 2019 at 12:00 UTC »
Just did a search for some video of this on a site that actually loads for me and something amazing popped up. Here is the evolution of titles as articles come out:
15 hours ago: Vladimir Putin scores at least eight goals in hockey exhibition, then falls on face
14 Hours ago: Vladimir Putin falls on his face during ice hockey match as he scores eight goals
1 hour ago: Russia's President Putin falls on ice after hockey match
fucktheredwings69 on May 11st, 2019 at 08:38 UTC »
If this had killed him it would have been the strangest end to a dictatorship I can imagine.