Team Canada’s hockey team has not embraced an important Olympic tradition.
While most athletes compete in 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games Interactions were born in the Olympic Village, goaltender Logan Thompson Canada’s men’s hockey team explained why they chose to stay at the hotel.
“I don’t think it’s meant to be an insult or anything,” said Thompson, 28. sports net “We want to win the gold medal and we want to give ourselves the best opportunity to do that,” he said in an interview published on February 9.
Men’s ice hockey team includes NHL stars sidney crosby, conor mcdavid The competition will start on February 12th and they will face off against Team Czech Republic. Meanwhile, the women’s team won their first match against the Czech Republic earlier this week. lost to the American team (The latter team is scheduled to play Finland in the final group stage match on February 12, after a delay due to the Finnish team’s battle with norovirus).
The Canadian team found Even with the increased comfort in hotels, they haven’t completely taken away from the Olympic Village experience. They reportedly stayed in the village, which is dorm room-style accommodation, for their first few nights in Milan, but ultimately decided a hotel was more suitable for their needs.
