Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Ice hockey
|games = 2020 Winter Youth
|image = Ice hockey 2020 YOG.png
|image_size = 150px
|venue = Vaudoise Aréna
|dates = 10–22 January
|competitors = 399
|nations = 45
|prev = 2016
|next = 2024
}}
{{Ice hockey at the 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/lausanne-2020 |title= 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland |publisher= Olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/IIHFMvc/media/Downloads/Sport%20Files/Lausanne2020_QS_IIHF_IHO_v05.pdf|title=Qualification System – Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey|date=3 June 2019|website=www.iihf.org/|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)|access-date=27 October 2019}} The 3x3 competition replaced the skills challenge that was held in the first two editions.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/13356/3-on-3-cross-ice-a-hit|first=Adam|last=Steiss|title=3-on-3 hockey a hit|date=10 July 2019|website=www.iihf.org/|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)|access-date=27 October 2019}} 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.
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC2
| event = 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
| team =
| gold_MIX = 2 | silver_MIX = 2 | bronze_MIX = 2 | skip_MIX = yes
| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 0
| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1
}}
=Medalists=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| Boys' tournament {{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament}} |{{FlagIOC|RUS|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{FlagIOC|USA|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{FlagIOC|CAN|2020 Winter Youth}} |
| Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament {{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 3x3 mixed tournament}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Team Green|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Team Red|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Team Brown|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} |
| Girls' tournament {{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament}} |{{FlagIOC|JPN|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{FlagIOC|SWE|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{FlagIOC|SVK|2020 Winter Youth}} |
| Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament {{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Team Yellow|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Team Black|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} | {{flagIOCathlete|Team Blue|MIX|2020 Winter Youth}} |
Qualification
=Summary=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan=2 align=left|Nation !! colspan=2|Men !! colspan=2|Women !! rowspan=2|Total | |||||
| width=65|Tournament || width=65|3x3 || width=65|Tournament || width=65|3x3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{flagIOC|ARG|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Winter Youth}} | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|AUT|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|BLR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 4 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|BUL|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|CAN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 17 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|CRO|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 17 | 5 | 23 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|DEN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|EST|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 3 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|FIN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|GER|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 17 | 5 | 21 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|HKG|2020 Winter Youth}} | 2 | 2 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|JPN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 17 | 5 | 25 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|KAZ|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|LAT|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|LTU|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 3 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|LUX|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|MEX|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|NED|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|NOR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|QAT|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|RUS|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SRB|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SGP|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SVK|2020 Winter Youth}} | 4 | 17 | 5 | 22 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SLO|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|KOR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|ESP|2020 Winter Youth}} | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 43 |
| align=left|{{flagIOC|TPE|2020 Winter Youth}} | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|TUR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|TKM|2020 Winter Youth}} | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|UKR|2020 Winter Youth}} | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|2020 Winter Youth}} | 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/static/11752/youth-ranking-2019|title=Youth Ranking 2019|website=www.iihf.org/|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519180328/https://www.iihf.com/en/static/11752/youth-ranking-2019|archive-date=19 May 2019|access-date=1 January 2024}} Each team will consist of 17 players.
;Ranking
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2|Rank !rowspan=2 width=150|Team !colspan=2|Men !colspan=2|Women !rowspan=2|Total !colspan=2|Tournament selected | ||||||||
| 2018
!2019 !2018 !2019 !Boys' !Girls' | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|2020 Winter Youth}} | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 96 | {{ya}} | |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|2020 Winter Youth}} | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 93 | {{ya}} | |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagIOC|CAN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 91 | {{ya}} | |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagIOC|RUS|2020 Winter Youth}} | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 88 | {{ya}} | |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagIOC|FIN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 25 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 88 | {{ya}} | |
| 6 | align=left|{{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Winter Youth}} | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 81 | {{ya}} | |
| 7 | align=left|{{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Winter Youth}} | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 73 | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |
| 8 | align=left|{{flagIOC|SVK|2020 Winter Youth}} | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 68 | {{ya}} | |
| 9 | align=left|{{flagIOC|GER|2020 Winter Youth}} | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 63 | {{ya}} | |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagIOC|JPN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 51 | {{ya}} | |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagIOC|DEN|2020 Winter Youth}} | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 50 | {{ya}} |
=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.
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==Men==
The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/yogm/static/15830/global-skills-challenge-ranking-men|title=Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Men|date=1 November 2019|website=www.iihf.org/|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)|access-date=1 November 2019}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Event | Quotas | width=188 | NOC's |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders
| align="center"|1 | | ||
| rowspan="3"|Skills Challenge
| align="center"|3 |{{flagIOC|AUT|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| align="center"|2
|{{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| align="center"|1
|{{flagIOC|ARG|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| Total | 104 |
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==Women==
The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/yogm/static/15834/global-skills-challenge-ranking-women|title=Global Skills Challenge - Ranking Women|date=1 November 2019|website=www.iihf.org/|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)|access-date=1 November 2019}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Event | Quotas | width=188 | NOC's |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders
| align="center"|1 | | ||
| rowspan="4"|Skills Challenge
| align="center"|4 |{{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| align="center"|3
|{{flagIOC|MEX|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| align="center"|2
|{{flagIOC|ARG|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| align="center"|1
|{{flagIOC|BEL|2020 Winter Youth}} | ||
| Total | 104 |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200131053857/https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Ice%20Hockey.pdf Results Book – Ice Hockey]
{{Winter Youth Olympics Ice hockey}}
{{Events at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics}}