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'The waiting's over': Canada set to open men's Olympic hockey tournament

BEIJING — Jeremy Colliton accidentally fired a puck into the bench during a drill to send some of his players ducking for cover.

Winter Olympics - ‘Biggest scandal in our sport’ - Nils van der Poel says ice controversy ‘as bad as doping’

Swedish champion Nils van der Poel has slammed the Dutch speed skating team for allegedly trying to manipulate the ice at Beijing 2022, calling it “the biggest scandal in our sport”. Van der Poel, who won gold in the men’s 5000m on Monday, was unhappy to learn that Dutch sports scientist Sander van Ginkel was in Beijing looking to make the ice as hard as possible. Ad/> Van Ginkel has said in an article in Schaatsen.nl that he is in Beijing to measure the temperature of the ice and try to influence the ice manager at the venue, Canadian Mark Messer.

Winter Olympics 2022 - Ice Hockey at its best in Beijing as refs get whacked and players brawl

Ice Hockey has lived up to its reputation in Beijing with big brawls and referees bashed into the barriers. True to form, a huge brawl erupted in a fiery clash between Switzerland and the Russian Olympic Committee in the men's Ice Hockey.

Winter Olympics: Germany's Geiger wins normal hill gold with stunning comeback

Vinzenz Geiger of Germany pulled off a stunning comeback in a thrilling sprint finish to win the individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Joergen Graabak of Norway took silver, with Lukas Greiderer of Austria securing the bronze in a race that exploded into life on the final lap.