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Team Canada’s women’s hockey test against Switzerland to go ahead as planned

It sounds like the women’s hockey game between Canada and Switzerland later today will be going ahead as planned.

There had been questions about whether Team Canada would be back for its second round robin game in women’s hockey, where they’re up against a Swiss team led by Boston Fleet forward Alina Müller. 

The team didn’t march at the opening ceremony last night after one of the players tested positive for norovirus. It comes after an outbreak on the Finnish women’s hockey team forced a postponement of its game against Canada on Thursday.

But Christophe Dubi, the Olympic Games executive director, says the game is expected to take place at 3:10 p.m. ET anyway.

Speaking at a news conference this morning, Dubi said there is one confirmed case of the virus on the Swiss team, “but let’s be very clear, no outbreak.”

“What was done by the medical teams, super precise, super nicely done, and as far as I understand, the game happens,” he said. 

“Swiss-Canada tonight, right? 9:10 [p.m. local time]? I’m following the Swiss, sometimes I’m a bit Swiss as well, so 9:10 p.m., it goes on as scheduled, no impact.”

Switzerland won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, where 15-year-old Müller became the youngest hockey player ever to medal at the Olympics.