Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
| Ice hockey at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Kristins Hall, Lillehammer |
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| Dates | February 12 – 21 |
| Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics |
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| Tournament |
| boys' girls' |
| Skills challenge |
| boys' girls' |
| Rosters |
| boys' girls' |
Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at Kristins Hall in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February. The difference between the Youth Olympic program for ice hockey and the Winter Olympics was the addition of a skill challenge for each gender.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' tournament |
United States |
Canada |
Russia | |||
| Boys' individual skills challenge |
Eduard Casaneanu Romania | 14 | Sebastian Cederle Slovakia | 12 | Erik Betzold Germany Aleks Haatanen  Finland[2] | 11 |
| Girls' tournament |
Sweden |
Czech Republic |
Switzerland | |||
| Girls' individual skills challenge |
Sena Takenaka Japan | 16 | Anita Muraro Italy | 14 | Theresa Schafzahl Austria | 13 |
Qualification system
There were ten teams in total (five per gender), with 17 players on each team. Participating nations were able to select whether they wished to participate in either the men's or women's ice hockey tournament according to the running order based on a joint under-18 world ranking established after the Men's and Women's U18 World Championships in 2015. Norway, as the host nation, was allowed to participate with one team of each gender.
For the skills challenge, the host nation was allowed to send one competitor of each gender. For the remaining competitors, national competitions were held, and the qualifiers attended a Global Skills Challenge at the 2015 Hockey Development Camp in Vierumäki, Finland.[1]
Boys
- United States (USA)
- Canada (CAN)
- Russia (RUS)
- Finland (FIN)
Norway (NOR) (hosts)
Girls
- Czech Republic (CZE)
- Sweden (SWE)
- Switzerland (SUI)
- Slovakia (SVK)
- Norway (NOR) (hosts)
Skills challenge
The following athletes have qualified:[1]
| Event | Boys' | Girls' |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | Norway (NOR) | Norway (NOR) |
| Skills challenge qualifier | Germany (GER) Slovakia (SVK) Austria (AUT) France (FRA) Finland (FIN) Hungary (HUN) Canada (CAN) Belarus (BLR) Australia (AUS) Lithuania (LTU) Netherlands (NED) Chinese Taipei (TPE) Japan (JPN) Romania (ROU) New Zealand (NZL) | Japan (JPN) Australia (AUS) Argentina (ARG) Germany (GER) Italy (ITA) Austria (AUT) South Korea (KOR) Finland (FIN).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) Slovakia (SVK) Netherlands (NED) Belarus (BLR) Great Britain (GBR) Poland (POL) Romania (ROU) |
| Total | 16 | 16 |