Well... the way I read the news is that it's not Canada or Alberta here canceling the event but the IIHF.. So my feeling is that wherever it would have happened, with already 3 teams in quarantine... and 3 forfeited matches, it would have been canceled... Too bad for Austria if they were actually going to get to the finals and winning by forfeit as you say : it would have put a balm on their 11-2 defeat against Canada yesterday...The WJC was just canceled. Guess they didn’t want that inevitable Austria vs Slovakia final to end with Austria winning by forfeit.
Good news is that next year’s tournament will be in Russia, where they don’t cancel anything. Haha
The way it was going, forfeit would have beaten Austria to win the tournament.Well... the way I read the news is that it's not Canada or Alberta here canceling the event but the IIHF.. So my feeling is that wherever it would have happened, with already 3 teams in quarantine... and 3 forfeited matches, it would have been canceled... Too bad for Austria if they were actually going to get to the finals and winning by forfeit as you say : it would have put a balm on their 11-2 defeat against Canada yesterday...
exactly my concern tooDrifting just a little from hockey... we know two things about the spreading Omicron. It is far less dangerous than other variants, and it is much more contagious.
It's that second part that worries me. Mikaela Shiffrin (highly ranked American skier) is quarantining with the virus, and I think some others are out on the ski circuit as well. Olympic trials, not to mention Olympic participation, could be at stake for many athletes.
I'm worried that the Olympics could turn into a "whoever can manage to test negative" kind of event.
There's a reason we're worried.exactly my concern too
it could end up being Beijing....The way it was going, forfeit would have beaten Austria to win the tournament.
Hmm, wonder what the capital of Forfeit is.
I'm currently more worried about Euros because Omicron is spreading across Europe currently, it will probably get much worse in January in central Europe..Drifting just a little from hockey... we know two things about the spreading Omicron. It is far less dangerous than other variants, and it is much more contagious.
It's that second part that worries me. Mikaela Shiffrin (highly ranked American skier) is quarantining with the virus, and I think some others are out on the ski circuit as well. Olympic trials, not to mention Olympic participation, could be at stake for many athletes.
I'm worried that the Olympics could turn into a "whoever can manage to test negative" kind of event.
omicron is all over the planet... crazy stuffI'm currently more worried about Euros because Omicron is spreading across Europe currently, it will probably get much worse in January in central Europe..