Canada vs Russia: delays, masks and another win

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2022: Goalie Emerance Maschmeyer of Canada is in action in a women’s Group A ice hockey match against the ROC Team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the Wukesong Sports Centre.COVID-19 reared its ugly head again in hockey, this time at the Olympics between Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee (Russia). In the lead-up to the game, Team Canada were still awaiting the results of COVID tests, as several had not come back in time for the game. The Russian team had dealt with an outbreak the previous week, so the Canadians asked for a 60 minute pause in order to sort out protocols and testing, which was approved.

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