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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 ...
[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.
Women's 200 meter freestyle: July 27 Gold: Crissy Ahmann-Leighton * Nicole Haislett Angel Martino Ashley Tappin* Jenny Thompson Dara Torres: Swimming: Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay: July 28 Gold: Mark Lenzi: Diving: Men's 3 meter springboard: July 29 Gold: Mike Barrowman: Swimming: Men's 200 meter breaststroke: July 29 Gold: Matt ...
The following is the United States roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Head coach: Katey Stone Assistant coaches: Hillary Witt , Bobby Jay
Women's 500 meters: February 10 Gold: Donna Weinbrecht: Freestyle skiing: Women's moguls: February 13 Gold: Bonnie Blair: Speed skating: 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 ...
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 ...
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.
In her hockey career, Ruggiero was named as the best player in the NCAA and in the world by The Hockey News and named the US Olympic Committee’s Player of the Year. She was a member of the United States Women's National Ice Hockey Team , medaling in four successive Winter Olympic Games , including one gold medal in 1998 , two silvers in 2002 ...