Olympic Women's Hockey Preview
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The world’s top field hockey players are headed to France. The sport is older than the modern Olympics, but it didn’t become part of the Olympic program until 1908 with the men’s competition. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
The Canadians will be the favorites to win the gold medal, showing +120 odds, but the Americans are right behind at +175, according to DraftKings. Sweden (+600) and Finland (+1000) round out the top four before a steep drop-off to Switzerland and Czechia at +2500, and an even bigger gap to the rest of the field.
Finland women’s hockey team’s preliminary round-opening game against Canada on Thursday has been postponed due to a stomach virus depleting Finland’s roster
A breakout of the norovirus is permeating during the Olympics and is specifically impacting the hockey players.