Short answer
The latest champions are the United States, who won both 2026 tournaments in Milan. Canada has the most titles: 9 men’s and 5 women’s. Until 1988 most men’s tournaments ended in a round robin rather than a single final game.
Men’s tournaments
| Year | Host | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Milan, Italy | United States | 2-1 (OT) | Canada | Finland |
| 2022 | Beijing, China | Finland | 2-1 | ROC | Slovakia |
| 2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 4-3 (OT) | Germany | Canada |
| 2014 | Sochi, Russia | Canada | 3-0 | Sweden | Finland |
| 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Canada | 3-2 (OT) | United States | Finland |
| 2006 | Turin, Italy | Sweden | 3-2 | Finland | Czechia |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City, United States | Canada | 5-2 | United States | Russia |
| 1998 | Nagano, Japan | Czechia | 1-0 | Russia | Finland |
| 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | Sweden | 3-2 (shootout) | Canada | Finland |
| 1992 | Albertville, France | Unified Team | 3-1 | Canada | Czechoslovakia |
| 1988 | Calgary, Canada | Soviet Union | round robin | Finland | Sweden |
| 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | round robin | Czechoslovakia | Sweden |
| 1980 | Lake Placid, United States | United States | round robin | Soviet Union | Sweden |
| 1976 | Innsbruck, Austria | Soviet Union | round robin | Czechoslovakia | West Germany |
| 1972 | Sapporo, Japan | Soviet Union | round robin | United States | Czechoslovakia |
| 1968 | Grenoble, France | Soviet Union | round robin | Czechoslovakia | Canada |
| 1964 | Innsbruck, Austria | Soviet Union | round robin | Sweden | Czechoslovakia |
| 1960 | Squaw Valley, United States | United States | round robin | Canada | Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy | Soviet Union | round robin | United States | Canada |
| 1952 | Oslo, Norway | Canada | round robin | United States | Sweden |
| 1948 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Canada | round robin | Czechoslovakia | Switzerland |
| 1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Great Britain | round robin | Canada | United States |
| 1932 | Lake Placid, United States | Canada | round robin | United States | Germany |
| 1928 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Canada | round robin | Sweden | Switzerland |
| 1924 | Chamonix, France | Canada | round robin | United States | Great Britain |
| 1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | Canada | 12-1 | United States | Czechoslovakia |
Women’s tournaments
| Year | Host | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Milan, Italy | United States | 2-1 (OT) | Canada | Switzerland |
| 2022 | Beijing, China | Canada | 3-2 | United States | Finland |
| 2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | United States | 3-2 (shootout) | Canada | Finland |
| 2014 | Sochi, Russia | Canada | 3-2 (OT) | United States | Switzerland |
| 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Canada | 2-0 | United States | Finland |
| 2006 | Turin, Italy | Canada | 4-1 | Sweden | United States |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City, United States | Canada | 3-2 | United States | Sweden |
| 1998 | Nagano, Japan | United States | 3-1 | Canada | Finland |
OT: decided in overtime. Shootout: decided by shots after overtime. OAR is Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018), ROC the Russian Olympic Committee team (2022).
Questions people ask
Why do older results say round robin?
From 1924 to 1988, except for 1920, medals were decided by standings in a final round where each team played the others. Single elimination playoffs with a gold medal game started in 1992.
Sources
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