Short answer
Men: 9 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze in 18 tournaments. Women: 0 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze in 6 tournaments. Counts run through Milano Cortina 2026.
The Soviet Union first played in 1956 and won gold. Across nine Olympics through 1988 it missed gold only twice: bronze in 1960 and silver in 1980, when it lost to the United States in Lake Placid.
After the Soviet Union dissolved, former Soviet players won 1992 as the Unified Team. Russia took silver in 1998 and bronze in 2002. Russian players won 2018 as Olympic Athletes from Russia and took silver in 2022 as the ROC. Russia was banned from the 2026 tournaments, and France took its place in both.
Every Olympic finish
| Tournament | Team | Finish | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 men | Soviet Union | Gold | 5-0 (25:5) |
| 1960 men | Soviet Union | Bronze | |
| 1964 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1968 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1972 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1976 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1980 men | Soviet Union | Silver | |
| 1984 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1988 men | Soviet Union | Gold | |
| 1992 men | Unified Team | Gold | |
| 1994 men | Russia | 4th | |
| 1998 men | Russia | Silver | |
| 2002 men | Russia | Bronze | |
| 2006 men | Russia | 4th | |
| 2010 men | Russia | 6th | |
| 2014 men | Russia | 5th | |
| 2018 men | Olympic Athletes from Russia | Gold | 5-1 (27:9) |
| 2022 men | ROC | Silver | 4-2 (14:10) |
| 2002 women | Russia | 5th | |
| 2006 women | Russia | 6th | |
| 2010 women | Russia | 6th | |
| 2014 women | Russia | 8th | |
| 2018 women | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 4th | 1-5 (9:25) |
| 2022 women | ROC | 5th | 1-4 (8:22) |
Record is wins and losses (overtime and shootout results counted as wins and losses), with ties shown third where they existed, and goals for and against. It appears only where the tournament article lists every team’s full record.
Compare with other countries in the medal table or filter any team in the medal finder.
Questions people ask
How many Olympic hockey golds did the Soviet Union win?
7 in 9 tournaments, 1956 to 1988. Counting the Unified Team (1992) and OAR (2018), teams from the same program won nine.
Why did Russia play as OAR and ROC?
Russia’s national Olympic committee was suspended over doping, so Russian athletes competed as Olympic Athletes from Russia in 2018 and under the ROC name in 2022. In 2026 Russia was banned after its invasion of Ukraine.
Sources
Last reviewed October 29, 2026. Spotted an error? Results are checked against the linked sources; tell us through the corrections note on the about page.