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IOC To Look Into Host Women's Celebrations After Hockey Triumph
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February 27, 2010, Saturday
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THE IOC will investigate the behavior of the Canadian women ice hockey players who celebrated their gold medal by drinking beer and champagne on the ice.
Players came back onto the ice more than half an hour after their 2-0 victory over the United States on Thursday. Still in their uniforms and with gold medals hanging from their necks, they drank from bottles of champagne and cans of beer and smoked cigars.
Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director of the Olympic Games, said he was unaware of the incidents until informed by a reporter.
"If that's the case, that is not good," Felli said. "It is not what we want to see. I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values. If they celebrate in the changing room, that's one thing, but not in public. We will investigate what happened."
Felli said the IOC would talk to the international ice hockey federation and the Canadian Olympic Committee to get more information.
"We will first find the facts and then act accordingly," he said.
Meghan Agosta and Marie-Philip Poulin posed on the rink wearing broad grins. Rebecca Johnston tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine. Haley Irwin poured champagne into the mouth of Tessa Bonhomme, gold medals swinging from both their necks.
In a statement released late Thursday, Hockey Canada apologized.
"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the statement said. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn't have. The team regrets that its gold medal celebration may have caused the IOC or COC any embarrassment."
Players came back onto the ice more than half an hour after their 2-0 victory over the United States on Thursday. Still in their uniforms and with gold medals hanging from their necks, they drank from bottles of champagne and cans of beer and smoked cigars.
Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director of the Olympic Games, said he was unaware of the incidents until informed by a reporter.
"If that's the case, that is not good," Felli said. "It is not what we want to see. I don't think it's a good promotion of sport values. If they celebrate in the changing room, that's one thing, but not in public. We will investigate what happened."
Felli said the IOC would talk to the international ice hockey federation and the Canadian Olympic Committee to get more information.
"We will first find the facts and then act accordingly," he said.
Meghan Agosta and Marie-Philip Poulin posed on the rink wearing broad grins. Rebecca Johnston tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine. Haley Irwin poured champagne into the mouth of Tessa Bonhomme, gold medals swinging from both their necks.
In a statement released late Thursday, Hockey Canada apologized.
"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," the statement said. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn't have. The team regrets that its gold medal celebration may have caused the IOC or COC any embarrassment."
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