Beijing, Feb 7 The Russian women's ice hockey team lost to the Canadian team in the match group stage of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. The meeting, which began with an hour delay due to the lack of information about the results of tests of Russian women for coronavirus, ended with a score of 6:1 (2:0, 2:1, 2:0) in favor of Canadian hockey players. Both teams started the match wearing medical masks. After the second period, the Russians removed them. Among the winners, goals were scored by Sarah Nurse (3rd minute), Sarah Fillier (3), Jamie Lee Rattray (28), Erin Ambrose (31), Brianna Jenner (41), Marie-Philip Poulain (46). Team captain Anna Shokhina (37) scored against the Russians. The Russians suffered their second defeat in the tournament. After defeating the Swiss (5:2) in the first round match, they lost to the US team (0:5). In the standings of group A, the teams of Canada and the USA are in the lead, having scored nine points each. The third-placed Russian team has three points.
