2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Vaudoise Aréna in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020.[1]
A total of four events were contested: a men's and women's tournament (six teams per gender), alongside a mixed 3x3 tournament for each gender.[2] The 3x3 competition replaced the skills challenge that was held in the first two editions.[3] A country could enter a maximum of 26 athletes (17 for the team tournament, plus 4 in the boys' 3x3 tournament and 5 in the girl's 3x3 tournament). Hosts Switzerland were permitted to enter in each event, meaning the NOC could enter 43 athletes.
Events
- 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament
- 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament
- 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament
- 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament
Qualification
| Nation | Men | Women | Total athletes | ||
| Tournament | 3x3 | Tournament | 3x3 | ||
| Argentina | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Australia | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Austria | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Belarus | 4 | 4 | |||
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Canada | 17 | 17 | |||
| China | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Czech Republic | 4 | 17 | 5 | 23 | |
| Denmark | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | |||
| Finland | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| France | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Germany | 4 | 17 | 5 | 21 | |
| Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | |||
| Hungary | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Italy | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Japan | 4 | 17 | 5 | 25 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lithuania | 3 | 3 | |||
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Norway | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | |||
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Russia | 17 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | |||
| Slovakia | 4 | 17 | 5 | 22 | |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| South Korea | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Spain | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Sweden | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | |
| Switzerland | 17 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 43 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| United States | 17 | 17 | |||
| Total: 45 NOCs | 102 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 399 |
Team tournament
The top ten NOC's ranked in the combined ranking from the 2018 and 2019 editions of the IIHF World U18 Championships and IIHF World Women's U18 Championships will be allowed to enter a boys' or girls' team, with the top ranked country choosing first and so on. Each country can only enter one team, with the exception being hosts, Switzerland, which can enter a team in both tournaments. Each team will consist of 17 players.
| Rank | Team | Men | Women | Total
points |
Tournament selected | |||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | Boys' | Girls' | |||
| 1 | United States | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 96 | X | |
| 2 | Sweden | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 93 | X | |
| 3 | Canada | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 91 | X | |
| 4 | Russia | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 88 | X | |
| 5 | Finland | 25 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 88 | X | |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 81 | X | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 73 | X | X |
| 8 | Slovakia | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 68 | X | |
| 9 | Germany | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 63 | X | |
| 10 | Japan | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 51 | X | |
| 11 | Denmark | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 50 | X | |
3x3
The top 15 countries in each respective (and hosts Switzerland), will be allowed to enter one goaltender each. Each team will consist of 13 players (2 goaltenders and 11 players). Each nation can enter a maximum of three players for the boys' competition and four for the girls'. The host nation Switzerland has been allocated the maximum quota. Each NOC (that organizes a skills challenge competition) will be allocated one quota spot. All other spots will be awarded using a ranking list of all athletes that contested the skills competition across all countries, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.
The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.
Men
| Event | Quotas | NOC's |
| Goaltenders | 1 | United States
Sweden Canada Russia Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia Germany Japan Denmark France Norway Austria Hungary Italy Belarus Kazakhstan |
| Skills Challenge | 3 | Austria
Belarus Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Lithuania Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Russia Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Switzerland |
| 2 | Australia
Hong Kong Chinese Taipei Turkey Ukraine | |
| 1 | Argentina
Belgium Bulgaria China Croatia Finland Luxembourg Qatar[6] Romania Serbia Singapore Turkmenistan | |
| Total | 104 |
Women
| Event | Quotas | NOC's |
| Goaltenders | 1 | United States
Sweden Canada Russia Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia Germany Japan Denmark France Norway Austria Hungary Italy Belarus Kazakhstan Latvia |
| Skills Challenge | 4 | Australia
Austria China Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Netherlands Russia Slovakia South Korea Spain Switzerland |
| 3 | Mexico
Norway Poland Chinese Taipei | |
| 2 | Argentina
New Zealand Romania | |
| 1 | Belgium
Bulgaria Luxembourg Slovenia Serbia Turkey Ukraine | |
| Total | 104 |
References
- ↑ "2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland". Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement. https://www.olympic.org/lausanne-2020.
- ↑ "Qualification System – Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 3 June 2019. https://www.iihf.com/IIHFMvc/media/Downloads/Sport%20Files/Lausanne2020_QS_IIHF_IHO_v05.pdf.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (10 July 2019). "3-on-3 hockey a hit". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). https://www.iihf.com/en/news/13356/3-on-3-cross-ice-a-hit.