ROC reportedly fail to provide Canada with Covid test results Canadian players initially refused to join Russians on the ice Canada"s Sarah Fillier tries to score past Russian Olympic Committee goaltender Daria Gredzen during a women"s group match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Canada"s Sarah Fillier tries to score past Russian Olympic Committee goaltender Daria Gredzen during a women"s group match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photograph: David W Černý/AFP/Getty Images Reuters Mon 7 Feb 2022 06.34 GMT A women’s ice hockey preliminary round game between Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee at the Beijing Winter Games was delayed by an hour before players returned to the ice wearing masks. No reason was given for the delay but Canadian media reported the ROC had not provided Canada with Covid-19 test results. China’s Peng Shuai Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’ Read more Six members of the ROC squad had been placed in isolation last week after testing positive for the virus. Canadian Olympic Committee staff were unclear of the reason for the delay as they huddled around televisions in their office in the hope of finding answers. The ROC skated onto the Wukesong Sports Centre ice for the introductions but were left standing on the blueline as the Canadians failed to join them. When the players returned an hour later both were wearing masks under their helmets. The masks did not seem to hurt the Canadians’ performance as they jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with Sarah Nurse and Sarah Fillier scoring 20 seconds apart.