Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Vaudoise Aréna in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020.[1]
| Ice hockey at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Vaudoise Aréna |
| Dates | 10–22 January |
| Competitors | 399 from 45 nations |
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A total of four events were contested: a men's and women's tournament (six teams per gender), alongside a mixed 3x3 tournament for each gender.[2] The 3x3 competition replaced the skills challenge that was held in the first two editions.[3] A country could enter a maximum of 26 athletes (17 for the team tournament, plus 4 in the boys' 3x3 tournament and 5 in the girl's 3x3 tournament). Hosts Switzerland were permitted to enter in each event, meaning the NOC could enter 43 athletes.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists edit
Qualification edit
Summary edit
| Nation | Men | Women | Total athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 3x3 | Tournament | 3x3 | ||
 Argentina |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Australia |
2 | 4 | 6 | ||
 Austria |
4 | 5 | 9 | ||
 Belarus |
4 | 4 | |||
 Belgium |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Canada |
17 | 17 | |||
 China |
1 | 4 | 5 | ||
 Croatia |
1 | 1 | |||
 Czech Republic |
4 | 17 | 5 | 23 | |
 Denmark |
17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
 Estonia |
3 | 3 | |||
 Finland |
17 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
 France |
4 | 4 | 8 | ||
 Germany |
4 | 17 | 5 | 21 | |
 Great Britain |
3 | 4 | 7 | ||
 Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | |||
 Hungary |
4 | 5 | 9 | ||
 Italy |
4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Japan |
4 | 17 | 5 | 25 | |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Latvia |
1 | 1 | |||
 Lithuania |
3 | 3 | |||
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Mexico |
3 | 3 | 6 | ||
 Netherlands |
3 | 4 | 7 | ||
 New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 5 | ||
 Norway |
4 | 4 | 8 | ||
 Poland |
3 | 3 | 6 | ||
 Qatar |
1 | 1 | |||
 Romania |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Russia |
17 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
 Serbia |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | |||
| Slovakia |
4 | 17 | 5 | 22 | |
 Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 4 | ||
 South Korea |
3 | 4 | 7 | ||
 Spain |
3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Sweden |
1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | |
 Switzerland |
17 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 43 |
 Chinese Taipei |
2 | 3 | 5 | ||
 Turkey |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 1 | |||
 Ukraine |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| United States |
17 | 17 | |||
| Total: 45 NOCs | 102 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 399 |
Team tournament edit
The top ten NOC's ranked in the combined ranking from the 2018 and 2019 editions of the IIHF World U18 Championships and IIHF World Women's U18 Championships will be allowed to enter a boys' or girls' team, with the top ranked country choosing first and so on. Each country can only enter one team, with the exception being hosts, Switzerland, which can enter a team in both tournaments.[2][4] Each team will consist of 17 players.
- Ranking
| Rank | Team | Men | Women | Total points |
Tournament selected | |||
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | Boys' | Girls' | |||
| 1 | United States |
24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 96 |  |
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| 2 | Sweden |
23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 93 |
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| 3 | Canada |
21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 91 | |
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| 4 | Russia |
20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 88 | |
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| 5 | Finland |
25 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 88 | |
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| 6 | Czech Republic |
22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 81 |
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| 7 | Switzerland |
17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 73 | |
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| 8 | Slovakia |
19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 68 |
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| 9 | Germany |
14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 63 |
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| 10 | Japan |
7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 51 |
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| 11 | Denmark |
13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 50 | |
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3x3 edit
The top 15 countries in each respective (and hosts Switzerland), will be allowed to enter one goaltender each. Each team will consist of 13 players (2 goaltenders and 11 players). Each nation can enter a maximum of three players for the boys' competition and four for the girls'. The host nation Switzerland has been allocated the maximum quota. Each NOC (that organizes a skills challenge competition) will be allocated one quota spot. All other spots will be awarded using a ranking list of all athletes that contested the skills competition across all countries, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.[2]
References edit
- ^ "2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland". Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement.
- ^ a b c "Qualification System – Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey" (PDF). www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (10 July 2019). "3-on-3 hockey a hit". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Youth Ranking 2019". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Men". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "QWSC organizes Skills Challenge qualifications for Winter Youth Olympics". www.qatarspc.qa. Sports Press Committee Qatar. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Women". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.