AP PHOTOS: Olympics get Chinese hockey veterans back on ice

Members of the "1979" hockey club stand on the ice during a break between periods in a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A member of the "1979" hockey club puts on his helmet during a break between periods in a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club compete during a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club compete during a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club take a break between periods during a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club compete during a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A member of the "1979" hockey club laces up his skates in the locker room before a match at a hockey rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A member of the "1979" hockey club sits in the locker room before a match at a hockey rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club warm up on the ice before a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A members of the "1979" hockey club heads to the ice from the locker room before a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club gather on the bench before a match at a hockey rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club watch the action from the bench during a hockey match at a rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the "1979" hockey club put on their gear in the locker room before a match at a hockey rink in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Spurred by enthusiasm after China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, the members of a 1970s-era youth hockey team, now around 60 years old, have reunited decades later to once again take to the ice. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)