By Steve Keating
BEIJING (Reuters) – A women’s ice hockey preliminary round game between Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) at the Beijing Winter Games was on hold on Monday, when the Canadians failed to appear on the ice.
No reason was given for the delay but speculation was that the ROC had not provided Canada with COVID-19 results.
Six members of the ROC had earlier been in quarantine after testing positive for COVID.
The ROC skated onto the Wukesong Sports Centre ice for the introductions but were left standing on the blueline as the Canadians failed to join them.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Beijing. Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
