{"id":445790,"date":"2026-02-04T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445790\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:19:14","slug":"finland-cancels-training-with-4-players-ill-ahead-of-womens-hockey-opener-vs-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445790\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland cancels training with 4 players ill ahead of women\u2019s hockey opener vs. Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Finland\u2019s women\u2019s hockey team cancelled\u00a0its\u00a0training session on Wednesday with four players dealing with an illness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The\u00a0decision comes as Finland is set to face Canada in their opening game of the Winter Olympics on Thursday (LIVE on TSN at 3 p.m. ET\/Noon PT.) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re reviewing a difficult situation,\u201d Finland\u2019s media manager Henna Malmberg told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Malmberg said the game is still scheduled to be played, with team officials in the midst of providing an update to International Ice Hockey Federation on the situation. Finland has an off day on Friday, before facing the United States on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Finland\u2019s national public broadcaster Yle first reported four players experienced stomach problems overnight due to what\u2019s believed to be a norovirus. The players have spent the day isolated in their rooms, the broadcaster reported.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Four players on the Finnish Women\u2019s hockey team have contracted an illness which caused their training session on Wednesday to be cancelled. <\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s first match is against Finland on Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCOlympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CBCOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MilanoCortina2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MilanoCortina2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Claire Hanna (@clahanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clahanna\/status\/2019058499628535909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Following their game against Canada, Finland will be off Friday before facing Team USA on Saturday and Czechia on Sunday. Finland will close out their group-round play next Tuesday against Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Of the 10 teams in the tournament, four from reach group will advance to the quarter-finals. Group A features Finland, Canada, the United States, Switzerland and Czechia, with Germany, Japan, Sweden, Italy and France playing in Group B. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Finland won bronze at both 2022 Beijing and 2018 Pyeongchang and have a total of four bronze medals in the seven Olympics since women\u2019s hockey was introduced in 1998.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finland\u2019s women\u2019s hockey team cancelled\u00a0its\u00a0training session on Wednesday with four players dealing with an illness. 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