Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics — 2010 edition of the ice hockey torunaments during the Olympic Winter Games
Canada swept both the men's and women's ice hockey gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, defeating the United States in both finals.
Key Facts
- Men's teams competing
- 12
- Women's teams competing
- 8
- Gold medal winner (both events)
- Canada
- Bronze medal winner (both events)
- Finland
- Primary venue
- Rogers Arena (renamed Canada Hockey Place)
- Athletes at 5th Olympics
- Jere Lehtinen and Teemu Selänne
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver provided the occasion for the quadrennial Olympic ice hockey tournaments, drawing top national teams from around the world to compete at Rogers Arena and the UBC Winter Sports Centre under IOC regulations.
Twelve men's teams and eight women's teams competed in the ice hockey tournaments. Canada defeated the United States in both the men's and women's finals to claim gold in each event, while Finland secured bronze medals in both tournaments against different opponents.
Canada's double gold became a defining moment of the Vancouver Games. Finnish veterans Jere Lehtinen and Teemu Selänne each earned their fifth Olympic appearance, placing them among a rare group of players to achieve that milestone in ice hockey history.
Result
at Rogers Arena (Canada Hockey Place) and UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver