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Sport5 February 2026Archive brief

Match between Finland and Canada in the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics is postponed to February 12

The match between Finland and Canada in the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics is postponed to February 12 after a norovirus outbreak affected 13 members of the Finnish team.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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The match between Finland and Canada in the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics is postponed to February 12 after a norovirus outbreak affected 13 members of the Finnish team.

The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to NBC on 5 February 2026.

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