Finland’s national women’s hockey team canceled practice due to a stomach illness affecting at least four players, a team spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press.
Finland wants to win a sweepstakes of another kind at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Finland, which is in Group B, opens its Olympic schedule against Slovakia on Wednesday (10:40 a.m. ET; Peacock, USA, CBC Gem, TSN, CBC).
The Canada vs Finland women’s Olympic hockey game scheduled for Thursday was postponed due to a virus outbreak within the Finnish team.
The tournament begins on Feb. 11 when Saros and Haula take on Slovakia, followed by Forsberg and the Swedes facing the host, Team Italy. Of note, Sweden and Finland will face one another on Feb. 13 in perhaps the most highly anticipated game of the preliminary round.
A norovirus outbreak has hit the Finnish women’s ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics, sidelining 13 players and forcing officials to postpone a key match against Canada. Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach virus,
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