Olympics

Ice hockey - the true Olympic veteran

Ice hockey was introduced as an Olympic sport at the Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. Since then, ice hockey has been a participant at every Olympic Winter Games, starting with Chamonix, France, in 1924. Ice hockey is the only team sport that has participated in all Olympic Winter Games and one Summer Games. Women's ice hockey entered the Olympic program in Nagano 1998.

 

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