According to Italian media four Finnish players have contracted the highly contagious virus, a form of gastroenteritis, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The game has been postponed until February 12, but other women’s games did go ahead. Vonn’s Olympic comeback at the age of 41 depends on her being able to ski with a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Italy said on Wednesday it had thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. A Russian hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said was in response to the Italian government’s support for Ukraine.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 05, 2026 19:20 UTC