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This was the first Olympics in which the National Hockey League (NHL) took a break (17 days, from February 8 to February 24) allowing national teams to include NHL players from each country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Unlike basketball's Dream Team in 1992, where the players stayed in a hotel in Barcelona due to security concerns, [ 3 ] NHL players stayed in ...
The men's gold medal game: Russia vs Czech Republic. Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan. [1] [2] Isao Kataoka served as the chairman of the ice hockey competition committee for the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first Olympics to include active National Hockey League players.
Picture of the gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons (representing Canada) taken en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]
United States Olympic Committee: in Nagano; Competitors: 186 (105 men, 81 women) in 8 sports: Flag bearers : Eric Flaim (Opening) (short track speed skating) Cammi Granato (Closing) (ice hockey) Medals Ranked 5th: Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 13: Winter Olympics appearances
At the 1914 Olympic Congress in Paris, ice hockey was added to the list of optional sports that Olympics organizers could include. [7] The decision to include ice hockey for the 1920 Summer Olympics was made in January, three months before the start of the Games. [8] Several occurrences led to the sport's inclusion in the programme.
Murray, Johnston, and Cookson all had prior experience with Canada's full-time national team and the larger International Ice Hockey Federation rink surface. [ 5 ] The Canadian team, despite a strong start in the round robin, failed to win a medal, losing 3 - 2 to Finland in the bronze medal game.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in a period of 15 days, from 7–22 February. The number of events increased from 61 at the 1994 Winter Olympics to 68 in 1998. Two sports, curling and snowboarding were added to the program, as was women's ice hockey. This increased the number of sports to seven, and the number of disciplines to 14.