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NHL players are headed back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030, cleared to play for 1st time since ’14

TORONTO — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. “And especially to commit to two different Olympics, I think that’ll be great.” Milan, barring another unforeseen circumstance like the pandemic that caused players to miss Beijing in 2022, will be the first Olympics for a generation of stars led by Canadians …

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Ukraine-born Elina Monfils says she won’t play a scheduled match against Russian Anastasia Potapova unless the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee regarding Russian or Belarussian players is followed. Ukraine-born tennis player Elina Monfils said Monday she won’t play her scheduled round-of-32 match against Russian Anastasia Potapova at a tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, unless the organizations that govern the men’s …

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China cleared to play in men’s hockey at Beijing Olympics

China will take part in the men’s hockey tournament at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after initial concerns that the team would be embarrassed on home ice against NHL-level competition. The International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed China’s participation Tuesday, avoiding what would have been an unprecedented removal of a host country’s team for performance reasons. Players making up the …

IIHF meets to review Olympic eligibility of Chinese players

The International Ice Hockey Federation council held a call Friday to review the Olympic eligibility of Chinese men’s national team players, though no decisions were made about the host country’s status for the upcoming tournament in Beijing. Officials are set to review information from the Chinese Ice Hockey Association about players on the host country’s potential player list. Several players …

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MYTISHCHI, Russia — The players hoping to make China’s men’s hockey team for next year’s Beijing Olympics lost a second trial game against a Russian club on Wednesday as uncertainty builds over whether they will be allowed to play at the Winter Games. The Chinese team’s 5-4 overtime loss to Amur Khabarovsk in another KHL game two days earlier was …