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Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics — 2014 edition of the ice hockey torunaments during the Olympic Winter Games

January 1, 2014

Canada swept both the men's and women's ice hockey gold medals at Sochi 2014, repeating their 2010 Vancouver double.

Quick Facts

Year
2014
Category
sports

Key Facts

Men's teams competing
12 teams
Women's teams competing
8 teams
Bolshoy Ice Dome capacity
12,000 seats
Shayba Arena capacity
7,000 seats
Tournament start date
8 February 2014
Men's final date
23 February 2014

By the Numbers

12teams
Men's teams competing
8teams
Women's teams competing
12,000seats
Bolshoy Ice Dome capacity
7,000seats
Shayba Arena capacity

Location

Map of Sochi, RussiaMap of Sochi, RussiaSochi, Russia

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Ice hockey was scheduled as a major discipline at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, with twelve men's teams and eight women's teams qualifying to compete. Two purpose-built IIHF-standard arenas within the Olympic Park were constructed to host the competitions.

Event

The ice hockey tournaments ran from 8 February to 23 February 2014 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. Both Canada's men's and women's national teams competed through their respective tournaments without a single defeat, claiming gold medals in each event.

Consequence

Canada's men's and women's teams each claimed gold medals, replicating their double gold achievement from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The result confirmed Canada's sustained dominance in Olympic ice hockey across both genders over consecutive Winter Games.

Result

Canada (men's & women's gold)

at Bolshoy Ice Dome & Shayba Arena, Sochi

Canada won both men's and women's gold, undefeated, repeating 2010 Vancouver double

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