MILAN – Thomas Kristensen tried to put into perspective what Denmark's next match in the preliminary round of the 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey tournament means back home.
His answer zeroed right in on why the match between Denmark and the U.S. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Santaguilia Arena comes with a side of distraction.
"Of course now they're going to play a game on the real ice, not on the ice in Greenland," said Kristensen, a reporter and commentator for Denmark's TV 2 Sport. "Of course it's special, but I think that a lot of Danish people are trying to split it up and say this is sport and the politics has to be in another way.
"You will not see anything from any Danish spectators or something going specific at the American players in no way. The Danish people, they know that this is sport."
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