A few minutes before the start of the match with Russia, the Canadians refuse to go on the ice. They are sure (however, despite the lack of official information and grounds) that there are several sick people in our team at once, and that the Russian national team did not comply with all the norms of the anti-weed regulations. And it bothers them.
They have an understanding that covid is a situation in Beijing is heating up. And finally, they do not just require separate testing before the match, but also oblige both teams to play in respirators until the test results appear.
We are experts, journalists, officials from Russia – we react harshly and with resentment. What does this Canada allow itself? Yes, how can you put ultimatums and boycott the game? Isn’t it only a complete idiot who will play hockey in a mask? What kind of trembling creatures in this International Olympic Committee, if they didn’t write out a technical defeat to the Canadians?
But stop freaking out: the actions of Canadians are logical and true. Let’s go through the points.
1. The Olympics have begun, the covid bubble has blown away, it became clear that no one will be protected from infections.
2. Omicron is extremely contagious and is transmitted in a matter of hours.
3. If there were positive tests in the Russian national team, it means that the virus can manifest itself, and any of our girls will pose a threat.
4. Hockey is almost the only contact sport at the Olympics. Girls collide, huddle at the sides, fight, celebrate, argue, yell at each other. Sorry for the details, but hockey is a sport where snot and drool fly.
And if there is at least a minimal opportunity to protect yourself, then you need to use it. For example, take tests before the match or even put on masks if there is at least one sick person. By the way, a positive test was found just in the Canadians, so we took off the masks, and the Canadians continued the game with complication.
Therefore, we repeat – there is no need to get mad. There are really unpleasant things, like idiotic accusations of doping against Bolshunov. But there are requests, the fulfillment of which is necessary in order to finish this Olympiad alive and well.
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