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The ice hockey competitions of the 2022 Winter Olympics were played at two venues located in the Beijing cluster: the Beijing National Indoor Stadium, which seats 18,000, located at the Olympic Green area, and the Wukesong Arena, seating 10,000, with both arenas having been constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held in Beijing, China between 3 and 17 February 2022. [1] Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.
She won gold with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship. [2] Thompson made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. She helped Canada win gold and was named a tournament all-star. [3] [4] At the 2022 Olympics, Thompson set the Olympic ice-hockey record for points by a defenceman. She tallied 13 ...
Picture of the gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons (representing Canada) taken en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]
The roster was announced on 19 January 2022. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Before travelling to Beijing, selected players Emmy Alasalmi , Sara Grahn , Linnea Hedin and Hanna Olsson tested positive for COVID-19 and were replaced by Linnéa Andersson , Paula Bergström , Linn Peterson , and Agnes Åker .
Megan Bozek (born March 27, 1991) is an American ice hockey player and member of the United States national team. She most recently played with the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) during the 2020–21 season. Bozek played her collegiate career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program.
In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to approve women's hockey as an Olympic event to first be held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1] [4] Until 1998, international women's hockey had been dominated by Canada's national team. Canadian teams had won every World Championship; by 1997, however, the American team had improved ...
Miller was officially named to the Chinese women's national team roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics on 28 January 2022. The circumstances surrounding her eligibility to play for the team were not made public, though questions were raised during the tournament regarding her continued Canadian citizenship ...