Overview
- Fischer said he traveled to the Beijing Games with a counterfeit vaccination certificate and called it a serious mistake.
- Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported he was fined about 39,000 Swiss francs in 2023 for document forgery after buying the certificate on social media.
- The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation said it will not issue new sanctions and considers the case closed.
- He remains head coach through the world championship in Zurich and Fribourg next month, then plans to step down.
- China required Olympic participants to be vaccinated or complete a three-week hotel quarantine, a policy that increased pressure on teams to keep staff available.