Ice Hockey At Winter Olympics

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Ice hockey at winter olympics. 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 men s ice hockey tournament at the 1980 winter olympics in lake placid united states was the 14th olympic championship twelve teams competed in the tournament which was held from february 12 to 24. Six a side men s ice hockey has been on the programme of every edition of the winter games since 1924 in chamonix. From 1920 to 1968 the olympics also acted as the ice hockey world championships and the two events occurred concurrently.

The favorites to win the gold medal were the russians due to their domestic league the khl taking an olympic break and allowing such stars as pavel datsyuk and ilya kovalchuk to play on the team. 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. Ice hockey spread to europe around the turn of the century and the first olympic games to include ice hockey for men were the 1920 antwerp summer games. The olympic ice hockey tournament in pyeongchang in 2018 was held without participation of nhl players for the first time since the 1994 winter olympics in lillehammer.

But its domination was not to last. 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. Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the winter olympic games.

The wukesong arena seating 10 000 will also be used with both arenas was constructed for the 2008 summer olympics. The winter olympics which began in 1924 in chamonix france included a men s ice hockey tournament and it has been part of the winter games ever since. Women s ice hockey was accepted as an olympic sport in 1992 and made its official debut in 1998 in nagano. An ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 summer olympics.

Traditionally olympic hockey has been played on an ice rink that s 4 1 meters 13 5 feet wider than its modern counterpart in the national hockey league and most other pro leagues. The ice hockey competitions of the 2018 winter olympics were played at two venues within the gangneung coastal cluster in gangneung south korea. The beijing national indoor stadium which seats 18 000 is one of what are being called olympic green venues. Twelve teams competed in the men s tournament which was held from 14 to 25 february while eight teams compe.

Canada dominated the early years of olympic ice hockey winning the gold medal in five of the first six tournaments.