Congratulations to Russia’s national junior ice hockey team 2011-01-06 10:10:00 Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the young Russian athletes on winning the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship. The message which Dmitry Medvedev posted on Twitter, reads: “Congratulations to our national hockey team on winning the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship. Well done!” The Russian national junior team defeated Canada 5–3 in the World Junior Final.