One of the most anticipated sports at every Winter Olympics is ice hockey. Women's hockey, in particular, comes into the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with surging momentum thanks to the popularity of the Professional Women's Hockey League following its launch in 2023.

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

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.

Canada and Finland will have to wait to start their Olympic women's hockey journeys.

The women's hockey game between Canada and Finland was postponed on Thursday, February 6 after a stomach virus impacted 13 Finnish players

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 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continue today before Friday's opening ceremony. Curling began the action yesterday and continued today, with wins for the U.S., Canada, hosts Italy and Britain.

The preliminary Olympics matchup between Finland and Canada was been postponed due to a norovirus outbreak among the Finnish team.

MILAN — The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have yet to officially open, but Canada is already dealing with setbacks.