Canada, Russian women mask up for ice hockey

It’s hard enough facing a deep and talented hockey powerhouse such as Canada in normal circumstances. Try doing it wearing a mask, Russian forward Alexandra Vafina joked. “Against Canada with the mask on? It was an experience," she said following a 6-1 loss in a Group A preliminary round matchup,…

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