The opening women’s hockey game at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will no longer take place as planned. Team Canada’s Women’s hockey matchup, set for Thursday at Rho Arena, has been pushed back after an illness spread across the Finland

Finland wants to win a sweepstakes of another kind at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Finland, which is in Group B, opens its Olympic schedule against Slovakia on Wednesday (10:40 a.m. ET; Peacock, USA, CBC Gem, TSN, CBC).

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.

Finland’s national women’s hockey team canceled practice due to a stomach illness affecting at least four players, a team spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press.

The Canada vs Finland women’s Olympic hockey game scheduled for Thursday was postponed due to a virus outbreak within the Finnish team.

The Finnish women’s hockey team is dealing with a norovirus outbreak, which forced the postponement of Thursday’s scheduled game between Finland and Canada.

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the day's festivities included performances from Mariah Carey,