"For months, there were various projections for which NHL players would make their nations' rosters for the 2026 Olympic Games. Now those projections have turned into actual rosters, which reinforces just how quickly the tournament in Milan Cortina is approaching on Feb. 11. It's the first time since 2014 that the Olympics will have NHL players. Deliberating how the United States of America, Canada, Finland and Sweden, among other nations, could perform at the Olympics has spawned several discussions."
"The International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian Olympic Committee in 2022 after imposing sanctions stating the nation violated the Olympic Charter with its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. A small group of individual Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris under a neutral flag. The Russian discourse in hockey has been ongoing since 2022. The latest entry occurred ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Boston and Montreal last season."
Rosters for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics have been finalized, with NHL players participating for the first time since 2014 and the tournament beginning Feb. 11. National-team performance projections for countries such as the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden have generated extensive discussion. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian Olympic Committee in 2022 after finding violations related to the invasion of Ukraine, though a limited number of Russian and Belarusian athletes competed under a neutral flag at the 2024 Paris Games. The NHL introduced the 4 Nations Face-Off to stage best-on-best competition, which raised questions about omitted countries lacking NHL players.
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