The XXV Winter Olympic Games took place from February 6 to 22 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) and concluded with the hockey competitions. This is reported by MiddleAsianNews.
In the final of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Games, strong teams from the USA and Canada faced off. The Americans, who had already become Olympic champions in 1960 and 1980, won with a score of 2:1, reclaiming the title after 46 years.
The awards for the winners of this historic match were presented by Battushig Batbold, a member of the IOC committee and president of the MNOC.
Interestingly, the USA hockey team won its first gold medal at the Olympic Games on February 22, 1980, and the next one 46 years later, on February 22, 2026.
