"The women's tournament is already underway, and the buzz in the Olympic village is the norovirus that appears to be making its way through the teams. Finland had to postpone the start of its games, as several of its players went into isolation to start the tournament. The Finns opened the games against the U.S. women on Feb. 7 and promptly lost 5-0, potentially feeling some of the after effects of the illness."
"Then there's the Swiss, who also had several of its players placed in isolation after a player was diagnosed with norovirus. So far, Canada and the U.S. women's teams have stayed healthy, but with all the teams playing and practicing in the same areas, it's a definite risk. The U.S. women have opened the tournament with two wins. A 5-1 victory over Czechia to open the tournament and the aformentioned 5-0 win over Finland."
"Connor McDavid wasn't there, so not clear if he already arrived. Team will have first practice tonight @CBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/Uy36xTKLxr- Briar Stewart (@briarstewart) February 8, 2026 Notice that Macklin Celebrini is front and center. Celebrini is expected to play a big role for Canada at the Olympics, which makes sense considering that he's one of the top scorers in the NHL at the moment. The 19-year-old is expected to play on the wing on the top lin"
The women's Olympic hockey tournament has begun amid a norovirus outbreak in the Olympic village that forced Finland to postpone its opening and isolate several players. Finland lost 5-0 to the U.S. on Feb. 7 and may be feeling aftereffects of the illness. Switzerland also placed multiple players in isolation after a diagnosis. The U.S. opened with wins over Czechia (5-1) and Finland (5-0). Canada had a delayed start but beat Switzerland 4-0 and will meet the U.S. in preliminaries on Feb. 10. The men's tournament starts later as Team Canada arrivals, including Macklin Celebrini and Sidney Crosby, reach Milano Cortina.
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