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French Olympian Pierre Crinon to face discipline after fight with Tom Wilson at 2026 Olympics
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Tonight, an announcement has been made by the French Olympic Team that Pierre Crinon will face discipline for his fight against Capitals forward Tom Wilson.
Team Canada came into today’s game against France needing a big win to avoid potentially playing Sweden in the Quarterfinals.
With that in mind, Canada came out firing on all cylinders looking to put up as many goals as possible.
In the process, Canada tallied 10 goals on France securing themselves a better matchup.
However, coming out of this game, the focus is not on Canada as a whole but instead on Tom Wilson and Pierre Crinon for their seldomly seen fight at the Olympic Games.
As a result of the fight, Wilson and Crinon were both swiftly ejected opening themselves up to further discipline from the Olympic Committee and their country’s Olympic council as well.
Tonight, the French delegation confirmed that Crinon will have a meeting to discuss his fate after his questionable actions.
French athlete Pierre Crinon facing potential discipline for fight at the Olympics
A statement provided on X by the French Ice Hockey Federation has now confirmed that Crinon will meet with federation President Pierre-Yves Gerbeau to discuss his fate for future games at the Olympics.
Following the expulsion and Pierre Crinon's attitude during the France-Canada match, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, president of the FFHG and deputy head of the delegation, will summon the sanctioned player as early as tomorrow to shed full light on this incident, in the presence of the DTN and the staff.
Crinon was reportedly suspended earlier this year for an altercation in the French professional league in which he fought a goaltender.
This previous fight left many fans frustrated with Crinon’s initial inclusion on the roster before his latest incident.
It remains unclear whether French President Pierre-Yves Gerbeau intends to suspend Crinon or just learn more about the overall situation.
As more information is provided on this situation we will pass along the latest details to you.
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