The ice hockey competitions of the 2014 Winter Olympics were played at two venues, located 300 meters from the other, within the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. The Bolshoy Ice Dome, which seats 12,000, resembles a Fabergé egg.[1] The Shayba Arena, seating 7,000, was supposed to be a moveable structure but eventually stayed in Sochi.[2] Both venues are international sized (60 meters by 30 meters).[3]
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| Venues | Bolshoy Ice Dome Shayba Arena |
| Dates | 8–23 February 2014 |
| Competitors | 468 from 14 nations |
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The men's tournament had twelve teams competing and the women's tournament had eight teams: tournament play began on 8 February 2014. The women's concluded on 20 February and the men's on 23 February.
Canada men's and Canada women's national teams went through the tournament undefeated repeating its gold medalist achievements at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
editTeemu Selänne accomplished several feats. As part of Team Finland's bronze achievement, he is the eldest ice hockey player Olympic medalist, at age 43 years and 234 days. He increased the Olympic record for total ice hockey points, to 43.[4] He shares the record for most appearances in ice hockey at the Olympics, 2014 was his 6th Olympiad.[5]
Nicklas Bäckström's "A-sample" Olympic drug test detected the regulated drug pseudoephedrine; he was prevented from playing in the final. His after final "B-sample" detected a value that exceeded the limit.[6]
Men's tournament
editThe tournament featured 12 countries, 9 qualifying through the IIHF World Ranking, and 3 through subsequent qualifying tournaments.[3] The format was the same as 2010; there were three groups of 4 to determine seeding, with four rounds of elimination games. Each group winner received a bye into the second round, along with the best second place team while the remaining eight teams played a qualification game. Each quarter-final winner advanced to the semis with the winners playing for the gold medal, and the losers the bronze.[7]
Qualification
editQualification for the men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The top nine teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.
Participating nations
editThe twelve nations played in three pools.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Women's tournament
editThe women's tournament ran from 8 to 20 February. Eight nations contested the gold. A new format was introduced, with the top 4 ranked teams in group A, with the next four in group B. The bottom two group A teams played the top 2 teams in group B in the quarter-finals, where the winners played either the first or second place team in group A.[8]
Qualification
editQualification for the women's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championships. The top five teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, Russia gained direct entry by being host and all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining two spots in the Olympics.[3]
Participating nations
editThe eight nations played in two groups.
On 6 December 2017 six Russian ice hockey players were disqualified for doping violations; the team was disqualified.[9] Tatiana Burina and Anna Shukina would be disqualified ten days later.[10]
| Group A | Group B |
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References
edit- ^ "Bolshoy Ice Dome – Venues – Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Shayba Arena – Venues – Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Big ice in Sochi 2014". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Kevin Oklobzija (22 February 2014). "Teemu Selanne ends Olympic career a medalist". USA Today. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Dave Lozo (22 February 2014). "Olympic Hockey 2014: Finnish Flash Teemu Selanne Cements His Legacy". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Nicklas Backstrom drops Olympic doping appeal". CBC.ca. CBC/Radio-Canada. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Olympics". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "27 events in IIHF program". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "IOC sanctions six Russian athletes and closes one case as part of the Oswald Commission findings". olympic.org. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "IOC sanctions 11 Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". International Olympic Committee. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External links
edit- IIHF Archived 10 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Results Book – Ice Hockey