“It was hard, I was crying,” Alex Ovechkin lost his older brother Sergei when he was 10

Alexander Ovechkin tragically lost his older brother, Sergei, in a car accident when he was just 10 years old. Sergei, who introduced Alex to hockey, profoundly impacted his life and career. Despite the immense grief, Alex played in a youth hockey game the day after his brother's passing, driven by Sergei's memory and motivation.

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