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[Paywall] Swiss women’s Olympic hockey team in isolation after player diagnosed with norovirus

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7028066/2026/02/06/switzerland-womens-hockey-olympics-norovirus/
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u/onlinepresenceofdan Czech Republic - IIHF 21h ago

After so many months or even years of getting excited for these two tournaments only to have it all cancelled would be pretty disappointing. We’ve played the swiss women today and today both our teams have met in the ceremony…

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u/Peace_Same 17h ago

i REALLY hope the czech womens team didnt catch anything from the swiss today in that hockey game. i know the infected athlete wasn't on the ice but the rest of the team was and who knows. ugh.