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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Wonder if the IOC would be open to just playing the Olympic Hockey Tournament on North American soil.
The TV money is the most important part anyways, and not like the gate for the games in China is really going to drive a lot of revenue (or might not even be possible due to potential covid restrictions).
Just play the tournament in the New York area. I'm sure between MSG, Prudential Center, and the new rink in Long Island they can find enough ice time to play the games.
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At this point it would make a ton of sense. 12 mens teams probably means 400+ people (and 10 womens teams = ~300)...for a COVID Olympics it makes sense to have them separately bubbled.
Every other sport is teams of 4 or less, and hardly any involve close contact with competitors. Short track is probably the next 'riskiest' since it's indoors, otherwise ski-cross, xc races, and curling are the only events with anything resembling close contact.