Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Ice hockey
at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games
Ice hockey; at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games
Venue	Vaudoise Aréna
Dates	10–22 January
Competitors	399 from 45 nations
	← 2016 →

Human preparation of the ice

Use of machines for preparation of the ice

Preparation of the goal

Walk-in of the referees

Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Vaudoise Aréna in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020.^[1]

A total of four events will be contested: a men's and women's tournament (six teams per gender), alongside a mixed 3x3 tournament for each gender.^[2] The 3x3 competition is replacing the skills challenge that was held in the first two editions.^[3] A country can 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 are permitted to enter in each event, meaning the NOC can enter 43 athletes.

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
–	Mixed-NOCs	2	2	2	6
1	Japan	1	0	0	1
1	Russia	1	0	0	1
3	Sweden	0	1	0	1
3	United States	0	1	0	1
5	Canada	0	0	1	1
5	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 nations)		4	4	4	12

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Boys' tournament details	Russia Matvei Michkov Ivan Miroshnichenko	United States	Canada
Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament details	Team Green (MIX) (LUX) (RUS) (FRA) (UKR) (ESP) (SLO) (HKG) (ITA) (EST) (NOR) (BLR) (HUN) (CZE)	Team Red (MIX) (FIN) (UKR) (TPE) (POL) (SRB) (SVK) (GBR) (NED) (SLO) (NOR) (SUI) (GER) (FRA)	Team Brown (MIX) (CRO) (AUS) (FRA) (HKG) (NZL) (GER) (EST) (GBR) (LTU) (CZE) (HUN) (SVK) (NOR)
Girls' tournament details	Japan Makoto Ito	Sweden	Slovakia
Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament details	Team Yellow (MIX) (BEL) (ESP) (FRA) (ITA) (NZL) (NED) (CZE) Luisa Wilson (MEX) (KOR) (GER) (NOR) (SUI) (AUT)	Team Black (MIX) (SUI) (AUS) (CHN) (TPE) (POL) (SVK) (GBR) (RUS) (NED) (HUN) (JPN) (FIN) (ITA)	Team Blue (MIX) (TUR) (SUI) (POL) (BUL) (GBR) (SVK) (RUS) (GER) (HUN) (AUT) (AUS) (JPN) (DEN)

Qualification[]

Summary[]

Nation	Men		Women		Total athletes
Nation	Tournament	3x3	Tournament	3x3	Total athletes
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[]

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
Rank	Team	2018	2019	2018	2019	Total points	Boys'	Girls'
1	United States	24	23	25	24	96	X
2	Sweden	23	25	24	21	93		X
3	Canada	21	22	23	25	91	X
4	Russia	20	24	22	22	88	X
5	Finland	25	19	21	23	88	X
6	Czech Republic	22	20	20	19	81		X
7	Switzerland	17	17	19	20	73	X	X
8	Slovakia	19	16	16	17	68		X
9	Germany	14	15	18	16	63		X
10	Japan	7	9	17	18	51		X
11	Denmark	13	13	11	13	50	X

3x3[]

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]

Men[]

The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.^[5]

Event	Quotas	NOC's
Goaltenders	1	~~United States~~ Sweden ~~Canada~~ Russia Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia Germany Japan Denmark France Norway Austria Hungary Italy Belarus Kazakhstan
Skills Challenge	3	Austria Belarus Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Lithuania Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Russia Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Switzerland
	2	Australia Hong Kong Chinese Taipei Turkey Ukraine
	1	Argentina Belgium Bulgaria China Croatia Finland Luxembourg Qatar^[6] Romania Serbia Singapore Turkmenistan
Total	104

Women[]

The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.^[7]

Event	Quotas	NOC's
Goaltenders	1	~~United States~~ Sweden ~~Canada~~ Russia Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia Germany Japan Denmark France Norway Austria Hungary Italy ~~Belarus~~ Kazakhstan Latvia
Skills Challenge	4	Australia Austria China Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Netherlands Russia Slovakia South Korea Spain Switzerland
	3	Mexico Norway Poland Chinese Taipei
	2	Argentina New Zealand Romania
	1	Belgium Bulgaria Luxembourg Slovenia Serbia Turkey Ukraine
Total	104

References[]

^ "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). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "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.

External links[]

Results Book – Ice Hockey

[olyorg-1] "2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland". Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement.

[qualification-2] "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.

[3] Steiss, Adam (10 July 2019). "3-on-3 hockey a hit". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[4] "Youth Ranking 2019". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[5] "Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Men". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[6] "QWSC organizes Skills Challenge qualifications for Winter Youth Olympics". www.qatarspc.qa. Sports Press Committee Qatar. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[7] "Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Women". www.iihf.org/. International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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