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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] From 1920 to 1968, the Olympics also acted as the Ice Hockey World Championships, and the two events occurred ...
Canada has won 53 medals overall and 28 gold, the most of any nation. The Soviet Union, which began competing in the year of 1954 and last competed in 1991, captured a medal in each of 34 tournaments they entered. [1] In winning the 2006 World Championships, Sweden became the first nation in ice hockey history to win an Olympic gold as well as ...
Won WCHA first round series, 6–2 (Colorado College) Won WCHA Semifinal series, 17–8 Won WCHA Championship series, 9–4 Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (New Hampshire) Won Championship, 6–5 (OT) WCHA 32 26 5 1 – – – 53 1st: 1977–78: Big Ten 12 8 3 1 – – – 17 1st: 43 28 12 3 .686 Won WCHA first round series, 14–6 (Minnesota–Duluth)
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.
There are three components of the Triple Gold Club (clockwise from top left): an Olympic Games gold medal, the Stanley Cup and a World Championship gold medal.. The Triple Gold Club is the group of ice hockey players and coaches who have won an Olympic Games gold medal, a World Championship gold medal, and the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Eric Heiden won five speedskating gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics, an achievement that has gone unmatched in the 45 years since. A Madison native, Eric Heiden went to the Olympics in 1976 ...
The Unified Team eventually won the gold medal, while the U.S. placed fourth. The U.S. and Russia (the successor to the Unified Team) met twice at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. The Americans won both games 5–2 en route to the tournament championship.
In this list there are all the 364 Olympians (314 males and 50 females) that have competed in two or more sports at the Winter Olympic Games. These athletes are listed below, with the number of times they competed in each sport. Sometimes they competed in two disciplines at the same Games; such instances are noted.