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[5] [6] In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to allow professional athletes to compete in the Olympics, and starting in 1998, the NHL allowed its players to participate. [6] [7] Women's ice hockey was added in 1992 and the first tournament was held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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 ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to include women's hockey as an Olympic event in July 1992. [1] [2] Finland has won four Olympic bronze medals in women's hockey, including the first bronze medal in women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympic games. [3]
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was the 17th Olympic Championship. All the games were played at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 9 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team in its only appearance.
Women's 50 metre freestyle details: Yang Wenyi China: Zhuang Yong China: Angel Martino United States: Men's 100 metre freestyle details: Alexander Popov Unified Team: Gustavo Borges Brazil: Stéphan Caron France: Women's 100 metre freestyle details: Zhuang Yong China: Jenny Thompson United States: Franziska van Almsick Germany: Men's 200 metre ...
[3] [4] [5] In addition, the first women's events were held in biathlon [6] and a pursuit event was added in cross-country skiing for both men and women. [ 7 ] Following the late-1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union , six of the newly independent countries participated together as the Unified Team , the only Winter Olympics at which they would ...
1992 Winter Olympics; IOC code: FIN: NOC: Finnish Olympic Committee: Website: sport.fi /olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish) in Albertville; Competitors: 62 (49 men, 13 women) in 8 sports: Flag bearers : Timo Blomqvist, ice hockey: Medals Ranked 8th: Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 7: Winter Olympics appearances
Women's 1000 meters: February 14 Gold: Cathy Turner: Short track speed skating: Women's 500 meters: February 20 Gold: Kristi Yamaguchi: Figure skating: Women's singles: February 21 Silver: Hilary Lindh: Alpine skiing: Women's downhill: February 15 Silver: Paul Wylie: Figure skating: Men's singles: February 15 Silver: Diann Roffe: Alpine skiing ...