Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Fourteen countries played in the tournament. Six countries, hockey powers Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States of America were admitted to the final eight. The other eight countries, Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine played in a preliminary round in two pools. The winners of those pools, Belarus and Germany, advanced to the final round with the other six.
The biggest surprise of the tournament was Belarus, 0-3-0 in Group D play, knocking off 3-0-0 Sweden in quarterfinal play.
Preliminary Round
Group A
- Germany 3-0-0
- Latvia 1-1-1
- Austria 1-2-0
- Slovakia 0-2-1
Group B
- Belarus 2-1-0 (finished ahead of Ukraine by defeating them head-to-head)
- Ukraine 2-1-0
- Switzerland 1-1-1
- France 0-2-1
Final Round
Group C
- Sweden 3-0-0
- Czech Republic 1-1-1 (finished ahead of Canada on goal differential)
- Canada 1-1-1
- Germany 0-3-0
Group D
- USA 2-0-1
- Finland 2-1-0
- Russia 1-1-1
- Belarus 0-3-0
Quarter-finals (February 20)
- Belarus 4 Sweden 3
- Russia 1 Czech Republic 0
- USA 5 Germany 0
- Canada 2 Finland 1
Semi-finals (February 22)
- Belarus vs Canada
- USA vs Russia
Bronze medal game (February 23)
- TBA vs TBA
Gold meal game (February 24)
- TBA vs TBA
Women Eight countries competed. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semi-finals.
Preliminary Round
Group A
- Canada 3-0-0
- Sweden 2-1-0
- Russia 1-2-0
- Kazakhstan 0-3-0
Group B
- USA 3-0-0
- Finland 2-1-0
- Germany 0-2-1 (finished ahead of China on goal differential)
- China 0-2-1
Semi-finals
- Canada 7 Finland 3
- USA 4 Sweden 0
Bronze medal game (February 21)
- Sweden 2 Finland 1
Gold medal game (February 22)
- Canada 3 USA 2