If Switzerland is forced to miss the Canada game, it will be a second straight game affected by norovirus for one of the two overwhelming tournament favorites. The Canadians were supposed to open the Olympics with a game against Finland, but that was postponed following the outbreak.

The U.S. kept its foot on the gas in the middle stanza, with Joy Dunne and Hayley Scamuura scoring just over a minute apart to widen the gap. There was an instance where it looked like Czechia was going to fight back, as Barbora Jurickova scored on a breakaway after serving a penalty to make it 3-1. However, that was as close as the game got.

Finland women’s hockey team’s preliminary round-opening game against Canada on Thursday has been postponed due to a stomach virus depleting Finland’s roster.

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The U.S. women's hockey team wore down a Finland opponent that spent much of the week dealing with a stomach virus in a 5-0 win at the Winter Games on Saturday.

Finland unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Jan. 2, naming a group that will try to bring the country its second straight gold medal.

The Finland women's hockey team had its opening game of the Winter Olympics against Canada on Thursday postponed due to a stomach virus depleting the roster. The game was rescheduled for Feb. 12. https://t.co/rp2a3dnYH3 The virus began affecting the Finland squad on Tuesday night.

Remi Lindholm, who went viral for his manhood freezing in 2022, suffered a broken backside while training in May and the ailment kept him off Finland’s Olympic team.

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