KAZAN, February 7, Vadim Kuznetsov. Russian and Canadian hockey players took to the ice in masks for the match of the Olympic tournament by mutual agreement, the press service of the International Olympic Committee reported. On Monday, hockey players of the national teams of Canada and Russia in masks began the match of the group stage of the Olympics in Beijing. The Canadian side refused to start the game until the results of the tests for the coronavirus of the Russian team were received. As a result, the meeting was postponed for an hour. For the third period, the hockey players of the Russian national team came out without masks, the Canadians continued to use personal protective equipment. «The match between the women's teams of the ROC and Canada began with a delay. As a result of the discussion, the teams agreed that they would start the meeting in masks,» the IOC said.
