BEIJING. After losing to Slovakia, the US hockey players took part in a lavish party in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. Residents of the Olympic Village complained about the noise, which lasted until late at night.
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) confirmed this on Saturday, saying that the incident had already been discussed with the management of the American Hockey Association.
“We oversee high standards of conduct for U.S. athletes. After discussions with the U.S. Hockey management, we can confirm this information,” he told USOPC in a statement on Saturday.
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However, the US hockey team will not be punished for the incident. “Athletes will remain in the Olympic Village until their scheduled departures,” TASR was quoted as saying in a USOPC statement to the AP.
According to the AP, the players of the American team, which included fifteen hockey players from university leagues, did not cause any property damage.
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The scandal at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano was not repeated. The American NHL stars caused $ 3,000 in damage in the quarterfinals (with the Czech Republic 1: 4) at the time.
At that time, the rooms of the hotel were demolished at the games in Japan, from which various objects were thrown out of the windows, including chairs and a fire extinguisher.
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