Jagr crumples to ice after Svovoda elbow

Monday, February 16, 1998

NAGANO, Japan (CP) -- Czech star Jaromir Jagr was flattened by an elbow from a Russian defenceman as he crossed the blue-line, crumpling to the ice in an Olympic hockey game this morning. The Pittsburgh Penguins sniper lay face down but eventually got up with some help and made his way to the dressing room. Russia's Darius Kasparaitis received a two-minute penalty on the play. Jagr later returned to the ice and was doubleshifted in the final minutes of the Czechs' 2-1 loss.