After a lengthy delay because of late COVID-19 test results, the Canadian women’s hockey team beat the Russians 6-1 on Monday at the Beijing Olympics. The IIHF would like to provide an explanation to today’s delay of the @russiahockey vs @HockeyCanada game: pic.twitter.com/iepr7rENqD — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) February 7, 2022 The Canadians (3-0) didn’t come out for the opening faceoff because of delayed results from the Russian team. Russia (1-2) stayed on the bench and then skated before returning to its locker room about 30 minutes after the scheduled faceoff. The game started more than an hour late and both teams agreed to wear KN95 masks, but the Russian players took them off in the third period. The Russians experienced some positive COVID-19 cases before the tournament and had to be in isolation for a couple of days. In an email to Sportsnet, an International Ice Hockey Federation spokesperson said: “By the second intermission, it was determined that masks were not necessar...