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Canada Looks to Defend Women’s Hockey Gold, Unfazed by Norovirus
Canada’s women’s hockey team takes extra hygiene steps as norovirus affected other teams; officials say the situation is contained with no outbreak reported.
- On Feb. 7, the Canada women's national hockey team said it will defend its 2022 Olympic gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and remains unphased.
- Rescheduling hit the schedule on Thursday after four members of the Finland women's hockey team contracted norovirus, and a case on the Swiss women's hockey team was confirmed two days later with symptoms, Christophe Dubi said.
- Taking added measures in the athletes' village dining hall, organizers changed routines and offered some athletes masks or gloves, while medical teams handled cases `super nicely`, said Blayre Turnbull.
- Officials told reporters that Olympic officials say measures are working and the situation is contained, but organizers acknowledged Thursday reschedule disrupted tournament timing.
- Given rising international competition, the first Games since the PWHL launched are expected to be the strongest yet, as international teams grow and develop.
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The norovirus has also affected the Swiss national hockey team after the Finnish team. A positive test showed the disease in one of the representatives. The team did not participate in the opening of the games, which took place in Milan on Friday evening. The match between Canada and Switzerland is still scheduled for Saturday evening, reports the German news agency dpa.
Norovirus has hit another hockey team at the Winter Olympics - A previous match had to be postponed due to the illness.
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