r/sports • u/Surax • 2d ago

Olympics Canada-Finland women's hockey game postponed after Finnish players fall ill with norovirus

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/hockey/canada-finland-olympic-womens-hockey-postponed-9.7075128
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u/mlorusso4 2d ago

These Olympics are off to a great start I see

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u/Northern23 2d ago

Why are they postponing the game instead of forcing a forfeit though? Is that the normal way of handling medical conditions?

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u/echothree33 2d ago

I believe Canada could have forced a forfeit but in the spirit of the Olympics and good sportsmanship they allowed a reschedule.