1994 Olympics: games, when the hockey team of Russia did not take any place

The Olympics in Lillehammer 1994 was XVII in the account. About 1737 athletes from 67 countries took part in it. There were 61 sets of medals in 12 sports. It should be noted that the Olympics-1994 was organized two years after the last relay race. This was done in order to breed the winter and summer Olympics in time.

Debut teams of the former USSR

For the first time athletes from the disintegrated USSR acted as separate teams. You could say it was their debut. But it is worth noting, while the excellent results were shown by the Russian team. She managed to win a huge number of gold awards - 11 pieces. As a result, Russia won first place in team classification. According to the total number of medals received, the national team lost only to the hosts of the Olympics, the Norwegians, - the gap was 3 awards, 26 to 23.

Virtually all the gold was taken away by the Russians and in figure skating. In single men's skating - Alexei Urmanov, Evgeni Platov and Oksana Grischuk - in competitions between dance pairs. It is also worth noting the attention of two more triumphant games, and this is Ekaterina Gordeeva with Sergei Grinkov. The women won a representative of the Soviet school, which taught figure skating - and this is Oksana Baiul, a Ukrainian.

Biathlon and skiing

The Olympics-1994 was remembered by the excellent performance of biathlonists. The Russian team shone with skill, and in particular Sergei Chepikov, who managed to win the sprint. The baton overpowered the women's team, and the men received silver, losing first place to the Germans. Olympiad-1994 gave gold and Sergei Tarasov for successfully passed the race for 20 kilometers.

It should be noted that the ski team of women showed themselves well. As a result of this Olympiad, the three-time champion of the games was Lyubov Egorova - she managed to win the race by five kilometers with the classic move, and also the 15-kilometer Gundersen system. Among the men in this sport, Björn Daly from Norway, who received silver and two gold, performed well. The Olympics-1994 was remembered by athletes from Uzbekistan, because the first time they took a gold medal.

Number of medals and awards

What was the result for the Olympics-1994 participants? Medal standings are headed by Russia (by the number of gold awards). In general, the first place is taken by Norway. In third place with a difference in two medals is Germany. Next come Italy, the United States, South Korea, etc. Last place is Australia - she received only two bronze medals.

It should be noted the attention of Finland - from the rating list, to be exact, its lower part, it looks the most dignified, because the athletes managed to win five bronze medals, as well as one silver medal. Above them is only Belarus, and then because they won two silver.

Ice Hockey at the Olympics-1994

It should be noted that the teams of such countries as the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia, at the Olympics that year there was a debut. Unfortunately, Russian hockey players in this category were left without medals. In the semifinals, the athletes failed to get around the Swedes. In the game for third place, the Russians lost to the Finns, losing to the team with a crushing score - 4: 0.

It should be noted that the hockey match of that year was remembered for a long time. For the first time in the history of the previous Olympics, the final match between Canada and Sweden ended in a series of shootouts. The fact is that for a minute or more before the end of the game the sportsmen from Sweden managed to level the score. Because they appointed a series of shootouts. In them the Swedes showed their unsurpassed skill. Thus, for the first time in almost 75 years of participation in the Games, the Swedish team won gold. And the Russian team also for the first time in the history of Soviet hockey remained without medals.