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Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics — 2010 edition of the ice hockey torunaments during the Olympic Winter Games

January 1, 2010

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.

Quick Facts

Year
2010
Category
sports

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

Map of Vancouver, CanadaMap of Vancouver, CanadaVancouver, Canada

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

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.

Event

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.

Consequence

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

Canada
Canada won both men's and women's gold against USA
United States

at Rogers Arena (Canada Hockey Place) and UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver

Lehtinen and Selänne became the 6th and 7th hockey players to compete at five Olympics

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