Team USA wins men’s ice hockey gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 after 4-0 win over Czechia
- Title Team USA wins men’s ice hockey gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 after 4-0 win over Czechia
- Publication Date 31st January 2024
- Languages EN
- Location Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
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Description
The young men’s Ice hockey team of Team USA have won ice hockey gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024, beating Czechia 4-0 at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. The emerging stars of Team USA shone throughout the final, which they reached with an epic 6-5 shootout victory over arch-rivals Canada. The USA’s men have now won Winter YOG ice hockey gold twice, after their triumph at Lillehammer 2016. Despite their disappointment in the final, winning silver was a historic achievement for the Czechia team in its first Winter YOG ice hockey competition. They beat Team USA in the preliminary round and entered the final unbeaten.
- Games Edition Gangwon 2024 (YOG)
- Sport Ice Hockey
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