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Switzerland got a medal, however, finishing with bronze ©Getty ImagesThe preliminary round of the ice hockey

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) counterpart Yasuhiro Yamashita and International Tennis Federation (ITF) head David Haggerty have officially joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after being elected as members here today.

third Swiss member of the IOC,  joining Executive Board member Denis Oswald and International Ice Hockey

This week, 3x3 ice hockey is one of the new attractions at the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games.

It comes during a year when ice hockey celebrates 100 years as an Olympic sport.It is a key part of the

A European ice hockey championship had been established as early as 1910, but there had not yet been

The entry forms sent out by the German organisers specified "Canadian ice hockey with puck".

This was an important point, as at that time some countries still played ice hockey using a ball.

It also caused great excitement in Sweden, where bandy rather than ice hockey was played.

The second season of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League begins this weekend, with inaugural

The opening fixtures at the Wujin Hockey Stadium in Changzhou tomorrow and Sunday (January 12), are the

https://t.co/zO1TZpbH3dYou are invited for the second season of the FIH Hockey Pro League!

#HockeyInvites pic.twitter.com/DMgZ0nfuam— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 10,

in 11 countries will host FIH Pro League matches this year, providing a global spread of world-class hockey

The 2020 edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League sees the introduction of a new match schedule, splitting

It fell to 14-year-old ice dancer Gina Zehnder - the youngest member of the Swiss team - to light the cauldron, setting the seal on the Opening Ceremony of these Winter Youth Olympic Games.

welcomed athletes competing at the Games ©Getty ImagesThe Olympic flag was carried by Sochi 2014 ice hockey

Florence Schelling and 1998 super-G Olympic silver medallist Didier Cuche, who were joined by 16-year-old hockey

Spiros Samaras.Here it was sung superbly in English by a choir of schoolchildren.Zakea Page, a young Ice hockey

Zealand who had designed the Olympic medal, painted his design on the floor of the stage using an ice hockey

skating champion Noah Bodenstein spoke on behalf of the athletes and was joined on the podium by ice hockey

Britain's double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee said fighting for "equality and fairness" would be top of his agenda if he is elected to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission.

injury-free year.His last World Triathlon Series victory was in his hometown of Leeds in June 2017.Hockey

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the addition of baseball5 and wushu to the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games sport programme.

time.Skateboarding effectively replaces roller speed skating, while youth-orientated events such as hockey

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Swiss people as it made its way to the Olympic City ©Lausanne 2020Once in Lausanne, former Lausanne Hockey

A total of 1,872 athletes will compete at the largest Winter Youth Olympic Games to date here in Lausanne, organisers have announced on the eve of the event.

events will debut.This includes women's Nordic combined, women’s doubles luge, a mixed NOC 3x3 ice hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has set a deadline of the end of August

for the National Hockey League (NHL) to confirm whether it will release its players to compete at the

According to The Canadian Press, Fasel said the IIHF needs a decision before the final Olympic ice hockey

10 months before Pyeongchang 2018 that it would deny players the opportunity to take part in the ice hockey

the presence of players from the league at the Games.The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won ice hockey

to allow its players to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 had a negative affect on the standard of the ice hockey

Groups have been determined for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championships

Germany.Group A matches will take place at the recently constructed Rogers Place, the home of National Hockey

League side Edmonton Oilers.Oils Kings, a Western Hockey League team, also play their matches at the

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) has congratulated programmes and operations manager Kelly Laframboise for 30 years of service with the organisation.

Before joining CGC, Laframboise worked for Field Hockey Canada.Kelly Laframboise has guided Canada at

The Olympic Channel is set to provide 300 hours of coverage of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which begin on Thursday.

such as alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey

A team of 20 athletes will represent New Zealand at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which begin on Thursday (January 9).

alongside athletes from all over the world and make some new friends.”The New Zealand team includes ice hockey

joined by Katya Blong, Tallulah Bryant, Caleb Chapman and Axel Ruski-Jones, who will also compete in ice hockey

The deadline falls tomorrow on voting for December's Team USA Awards, with 11 sports represented by the 13 finalists, who include skier Mikaela Shiffrin and figure skater Nathan Chen.

cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, long track speedskating, Para Nordic skiing, Para ice hockey

World Cup in Lake Placid, in company with Lauren Gibbs.The other two contenders are the US Para ice hockey

team, who defeated Canada 2-1 at the Para Hockey Cup in Newfoundland, and the US women's 4x5 kilometre