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The ice hockey competitions of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be played at two venues located in the Milan cluster: the PalaItalia and one of the Fiera Milano pavilions. The men's tournament will have 12 teams competing, and the women's tournament 10. [1]
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year were weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year were worth 25% less.
Qualification for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top six teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the ...
The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled for Feb. 6–22 in Milan and Cortina. Russia, in previous guises as the Soviet Union and Unified Team, has won the Olympic gold nine times.
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were awarded the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019, beating a joint bid by the Swedish cities of Stockholm and Åre. They will be the first Olympic Games to officially be co-hosted by multiple cities, with Milan primarily hosting ice events, and the remaining events being hosted in ...
NHL players will be returning to the Winter Olympics for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments, the league announced Friday as part of a joint agreement with the NHL Players Association, the International ...
Japan will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026, it will be the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympic Games, since 1928, except 1948, due to nation's role in World War II.
The NHL, along with the league's players' association and the International Ice Hockey Federation announced on Friday a plan for NHL players to participate in the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympic Games.