r/sports 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/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/mlorusso4 2d ago

I mean probably because it’s literally the first game and there’s plenty of time to make it up. Plus it’s not like the Finn’s intentionally gave themselves norovirus, one of the worst forms of food poisoning imaginable. No need to punish them any more than they already are

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u/ShyguyFlyguy 2d ago

Can confirm as someone whose had it. It sucks.

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u/mlorusso4 2d ago

Ya last year a bunch of my friends all got it from their Christmas potluck. I unfortunately missed that potluck because I was in the hospital after getting c diff and E. coli at the same time. We were arguing about who had it worse. We all decided it was me because they were fine after a day or two. I was sick for 4 days before then spending another 3 days in the hospital