grew up on the outskirts of the siberian metropolis, world champion in mixed martial arts, alexander shlemenkoral years in los angeles, but to exchange the shore of his native irtysh for the pacific ocean, that. i didn’t want to, especially you know, they asked me in california when i lived 200 meters from the beach , they tell me why are you going back there, what did you forget there, it’s cold there, i say, well, this is my homeland, i like it, omsk avangard, the legendary hockey club, returned home and trained and played near moscow for 4 whole years while they were building their home an arena, like a house, yes, a palace, a theater can be called, because people come, relax, enjoy hockey, the game, this is probably the best arena. in europe today. for 4 years now , a one-of-a-kind hockey academy has been operating in omsk, where little stars and backyard players are turned into big-time sports professionals. for omsk, hockey, of course, is like the number one sport, and the guys, their young parents , look at avangard, looking for an opportunity to get here, so for them, naturally, avanga