How do teams qualify for olympics in ice hockey?
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The top 8 teams from the IIHF World Rankings of 2004 were placed in. Host Italy was given a slot, making nine teams. Teams ranked 18 or worse take part in a pre-qualifier split into three groups, the three group winners advance. Those three group winners and internationally ranked teams 9 through 17 (making 12 total teams) are placed into three groups and those three group winners join the 1-8 teams and the host to make twelve total Olympic spots.
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go to wikipedia.com and in the search area type ice hockey press enter and u will get your answers.it will tell u all about ice hockey
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I believe you are talking about the national team. The mighty ducks movies are so flawed example there is no Iceland or Jamaican hockey teams. But the answer is you have to be scouted and therefore have to be good.
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Each national sports governing body has their own selection process. In the U.S. ice skating is based on performance in the national championships, one event. In skiing, the skiers season standings.\n\nThe international federations also have rules on how many athletes are allowed to compete. For example, in figure skating, some are only allowed one skater, others two or three , depending on how well that countries skaters did in the last world champions ships. The U.S. got to have 3 women because of Micelle Kwan's 4th place finish at the last worlds.
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one Ice Hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.\n\nMedalists\nPos Team \nGold  United States \nSilver  Canada \nBronze  USSR \n\nPreliminary round\nTop two teams from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.\n\n\nGroup A\nRank  Pld W L T GF GA Pts \n1  Canada 2 2 0 0 24 3 4 \n2  Sweden 2 1 1 0 21 5 2 \n3  Japan 2 0 2 0 1 38 0 \n\nFebruary 19 Canada 5-2 Sweden \nFebruary 20 Canada 19-1 Japan \nFebruary 21 Sweden 19-0 Japan \n\nGroup B\nRank  Pld W L T GF GA Pts \n1  USSR 2 2 0 0 16 4 4 \n2  United Team of Germany 2 1 1 0 4 9 2 \n3  Finland 2 0 2 0 5 12 0 \n\nFebruary 19 USSR 8-0 Germany (UTG) \nFebruary 20 USSR 8-4 Finland \nFebruary 21 Germany (UTG) 4-1 Finland \n\nGroup C\nRank  Pld W L T GF GA Pts \n1  United States 2 2 0 0 19 6 4 \n2  Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 23 8 2 \n3  Australia 2 0 2 0 2 30 0 \n\nFebruary 19 USA 7-5 Czechoslovakia \nFebruary 20 Czechoslovakia 18-1 Australia \nFebruary 21 USA 12-1 Australia \n\nConsolation round\nTeams, which didn't qualify for the final round, played here.\n\n Pld W L T GF GA Pts \n Finland 4 3 0 1 50 11 7 \n Japan 4 2 1 1 32 22 5 \n Australia 4 0 4 0 8 57 0 \n\nFebruary 22 Australaia 1-14 Finland \nFebruary 23 Finland 11-2 Japan \nFebruary 24 Australia 2-13 Japan \nFebruary 25 Australia 2-19 Finland \nFebruary 27 Japan 11-3 Australia \nFinland 6-6 Japan \n\n\n\n\nFinal round\nFirst place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.\n\nRank  Pld W L T GF GA Pts \n1  United States 5 5 0 0 29 11 10 \n2  Canada 5 4 4 0 31 12 8 \n3  USSR 5 2 2 1 24 19 5 \n4  Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 0 21 23 4 \n5  Sweden 5 1 3 1 19 19 3 \n6  United Team of Germany 5 0 2 0 5 45 0 \n\nFebruary 22 \n1:00 p.m. USSR 8-5 Czechoslovakia \n3:30 p.m. USA 6-3 Sweden \n6:00 p.m. Canada 12-0 Germany (UTG) \nFebruary 24 \n1:00 p.m. USA 9-1 Germany (UTG) \n3:30 p.m. USSR 2-2 Sweden \n6:00 p.m. Canada 4-0 Czechoslovakia \nFebruary 25 \n1:00 p.m. USSR 7-1 Germany (UTG) \n3:30 p.m. USA 2-1 Canada \n6:00 p.m. Czechoslovakia 3-1 Sweden \nFebruary 27 \n11:00 a.m. Czechoslovakia 9-1 Germany (UTG) \n1:30 p.m. USA 3-2 USSR \n4:00 p.m. Canada 6-5 Sweden \nFebruary 28 \n8:00 a.m. USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia \n10:30 a.m. Sweden 8-2 Germany (UTG) \n10:30 a.m. Canada 8-5 USSR \n\nFinal ranking\nUnited States \nCanada \nUSSR \nCzechoslovakia \nSweden \nUnited Team of Germany \nFinland \nJapan \nAustralia
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They have not set the final lineup yet, some players will be named to the qualifying team. This lineup could dirastically change before the actual summer olympics.
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the  teams  that  have  already  qualified  are  those  that  have  already  played  two  games  and  have won  both  of  them.  that's  six points  a guarantee  for  qualification.  their  third  game  is  to  decide  if  they  are  going  to  proceed  as no. 1  or  no  2 .to  second  round.  for  example  Germany  and  Ecuador.\n  for  teams  like  Ghana, us,  Italy  and  Czech non  of  them  has  won  two  games  and  non of  them  has  lost  two  games, so  their  third  game  is  going  to  decide.  right  now  all  of  them  have  chances  of  qualifying.
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The Olmpic Charter says:\n\n"To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria:\n\n1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad
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"To be included in the programme of the Olympic , an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria:\n\n1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad
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To repeat an earlier answer 31 plus Germany qualified but almost every country in the world participated, more than the Olympics.  Brazil was upset because as winners of the last cup they did not get automatic qualification but because of numbers they had to qualify.\nQualifying has been going on for two years now.
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Slovakia (SVK)\nSlovak Ice Hockey Federation\n\nInternet: www.szlh.sk\n\nthis may have links to all teams, but I don't speak Slovakian.\ngood luck
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Only one of their athletes qualified, and the country decided to not send a one man team.\n\n"Mexico will not be sending any athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics. The Bobsleigh team and the Skeleton team both failed to qualify for the games. Alpine skiier Hubertus von Hohenloh had gained enough World Cup points to qualify for the Olympics, but the Mexico National Olympic Committee decided not to send a one man team to the Games.[1]"
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The first team qualifies automatically by being the Host of the event. This year's WC, Germany is the Host. That's why they qualify 1st.
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The groups or individuals who appear in the opening and closing ceremonies are most likely chosen by the producer of the event with the approval of the host organizing committee and the international committee.  The production group would be selected by host organizing committee and their staff.\n\nThe host organizing committee is the group that puts together the bid for the city to the international committee. \n\nThe international committee is composed of representitives of the member nations and are selected from their membership. The national committees are selected from the national governing bodies of the sports federations.\n\nIf you want input into the opening and closing ceremonies, you have three choices: Work your way up through the rankings of the international sports organization, work with a group that is putting together a bid for future games, or land a job with whomever is hired to produce the ceremonies.
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Since the second World Cup in 1934, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament. They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams, but also subject to lobbying from the confederations.\n\nThe qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament, and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of Intercontinental Play-offs. For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the South American zone entered a play-off to decide which team would qualify for the 2006 World Cup [11]. From the 1938 World Cup onwards, host nations have received an automatic berth in the finals. This right also used to be granted to the defending champion, but from the 2006 finals onwards, this entitlement has been withdrawn, requiring the champions to qualify as well [12].\n\n\n\nAFC -- In addition to the host countries Japan and Korea, two other teams from this confederation qualified for the finals. Forty teams played a round-robin style tournament, and, in the end, China and Saudi Arabia came out on top. \n\nCAF -- Fifty teams started the process in this confederation, and five made it to the finals. Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia will all compete. \n\nCONCACAF -- In this confusing process, thirty-five teams started, and three teams qualified. The first round of qualifying consisted of two mini-tournaments and an inter-zone playoff. The three top teams in the final round, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, qualified for the final competition. \n\nCONMEBOL -- Compared to the confusion of CONCACAF, this process was quite simple. Ten teams played in a tournament. The top four teams -- Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay -- qualified based on points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw) and advanced to the finals. Uruguay also qualified this year by winning a home-and-home playoff with the winner of the OFC qualification (more on that later). \n\nUEFA -- In the first phase of qualifying, the 50 nations in this confederation were separated into five pools based on past performance in qualifying for World Cup 98 and Euro 2000. They were then drawn into nine groups, and the winner of each qualified for the finals. The nine runners-up were then placed in a pot. Eight of the teams were randomly drawn to play in home-and-home pairings. The team that wasn't drawn (Ireland) played a team from the AFC (Iran) and won, earning a spot in the finals. So, after all the games, the teams that qualified are: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. \n\nOFC -- Unlike the other confederations, a spot in the finals is not guaranteed for this group's winner. Ten teams compete for the opportunity to face the fifth-place CONMEBOL country in a home-and-home playoff.
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it would take too long to travel to other hockey countries like russia, sweden, czech republic etc.  canada and the u.s. are in the same contintent so that makes it easier.
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max 6 points needed to move to the next round\n3 points earned for a win\n1 point earned for a tie\n0 points for a loss\nties at the end of the round for each group result in lowest GD (Goal Differential) difference between goals for (GF) and goals against (GA).\n\nto extend on this... 197 teams around the globe qualify for 32 spots divided in groups of 4 (8 groups A-H).  Each team in each group plays one another (3 opponents = 3 games) which accounts for the first 48 games in the cup.  The top two teams of each group then compete in the round of 16 teams (beginning June 24 11AM EST on ABC in US).  Only 8 games (games 49-56) are played to decide the final four (Quarterfinals beginning 11AM ESTJune 30 on ESPN).  The final four games (Semifinals) begin July 4th to decide the final two and 3rd place positions.