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Swiss hockey coach Patrick Fischer admitted to using a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics. His confession followed evidence presented by a Swiss broadcasting agency regarding his actions.
Patrick Fischer
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A Swiss ice hockey coach is coming clean about falsifying his COVID-19 vaccine records at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
In a statement on Monday, April 13, the Swiss men's head coach Patrick Fischer revisited the âserious mistakeâ he made.
âIâm very sorry if Iâve disappointed people with this situation,â Fischer, 50, said, according to the Associated Press. âI was in an extraordinary personal crisis because I didnât want to be vaccinated. At the same time I certainly didnât want to let my team down at the Olympic Games.â
Fischerâs admission comes after Swiss broadcaster SRF confronted the coach with documents that showed he was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs ($50,000) by local authorities for document forgery showing he bought a certificate online that proved he was vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the AP.
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The coach, one of the most winningest in Swiss hockey history, took the national team to the Olympics three times, and won three silver medals at the world championships. He most recently coached the men's team at the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
Now, as Switzerland is set to host the world championship next month, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation said it considers the matter closed, per the AP.Â
Fischer was set to step down before the competition takes place.
The 2022 Beijing Olympics had strict COVID-19 requirements. All athletes and Games participants who were fully vaccinated entered a âclosed-loop management systemâ upon their arrival in China, the IOC said at the time.
Only athletes who provided a âjustified medical exemptionâ for not being vaccinated had their cases considered.
Tickets for the Games were sold exclusively to spectators residing in Chinaâs mainland who met the requirements of the COVID-19 countermeasures.
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Patrick Fischer admitted to falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination records to gain entry to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Fischer's admission came after a Swiss broadcasting agency presented him with proof of his use of a fake vaccination card.
Patrick Fischer is recognized as one of the most successful hockey coaches in Swiss history.
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