Ice Hockey At Olympics Wiki

Canada is the definite record holder in ice hockey winning 21 medals of which 13 gold.

Ice hockey at olympics wiki. The women s tournament was first held at the 1998 winter olympics. Ice hockeytournaments have been staged at the olympic gamessince 1920. Twelve teams competed in the men s tournament which was held from 14 to 25 february while eight teams compe. Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the olympic games since 1920.

Ice hockey was first featured during the 1920 summer olympics and it is one of two sports to have been featured in both the winter olympic games and the summer olympic games. The women s tournament was first held at the 1998 winter olympics. The ice hockey competitions of the 2018 winter olympics were played at two venues within the gangneung coastal cluster in gangneung south korea. The men s tournament was introduced at the 1920 summer olympicsand was transferred permanently to the winter olympic gamesprogram in 1924 in france.

Both venues contain olympic sized rinks. The ice hockey competitions of the 2022 winter olympics will be played at two venues located in the beijing cluster. The gangneung hockey centre which seats 10 000 and the kwandong hockey centre which seats 6 000 were both originally scheduled to be completed in 2016 but appear to have been completed in early 2017. The united states won its second gold medal including a win over the heavily favored soviet union that became known as the miracle on ice.

The wukesong arena seating 10 000 will also be used with both arenas was constructed for the 2008 summer olympics. The men s tournament was introduced at the 1920 summer olympics and was transferred permanently to the winter olympic games programme in 1924. The united states has won 17 medals but only 4 gold.