Hockey in the Olympics: How Did It Happen?
Adriel Wiegand
2025-05-15 01:15:00
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Women’s ice hockey first appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport. This was just two years after the formation of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). After 1920, it would take over half a century for women’s ice hockey to reemerge at the Olympics. In 1992, women’s ice hockey was again included as a demonstration event at the Albertville Winter Games. Building on this momentum, women’s ice hockey was approved as an official medal sport for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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