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Stars from the North American National Hockey League will play in the Winter Olympics, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Sunday, as Milan-Cortina organisers and the International Olympic Committee gave the thumbs up to the Games' main competition rink.

Winter Olympics organisers insisted on Friday that the Milan-Cortina Games' main ice hockey rink will be ready for competition next month despite a key test event being delayed by a small hole in the ice.

The Winter Olympics main ice hockey rink will be ready for the start of competition next month, the IOC's sport director said on Friday, ahead of a key test event for the arena.