# 2014 in ice sports
## Bandy
### World Championship

* January 26–2 February XXXIVth Bandy World Championship for men in Irkutsk, Russia – Russia wins.
** Germany and Somalia make their world championship débuts.
* February 19–22 VIIth Bandy World Championship for women in Lappeenranta, Finland – Russia wins

### World Cup

* Final game, 2013 Bandy World Cup, October: Dynamo Moscow (Russia) defeats Dynamo Kazan (Russia), 3–0
* Final game, 2013 Bandy World Cup Women, October 13: Kareby IS (Sweden) defeats Rekord Irkutsk (Russia), 4–3

### National championships

* March 1 – Minneapolis Bandolier becomes United States champion for men
* March 15 – AIK becomes Swedish champion for women
* March 15 – Oulun Luistinseura becomes Finnish champion for men
* March 16 – Sandvikens AIK becomes Swedish champion for men
* March 17 – Sudet becomes Finnish champion for women
* March 30 – Yenisey becomes Russian champion for men
* March – Nordre Sande IL/Drammen Bandy becomes Norwegian champion for women
* March – Stabæk IF becomes Norwegian champion for men
* May 6 – The Gothenburg-based club GAIS decides to withdraw from next season's Swedish top-tier Elitserien in spite of being qualified.

## Bobsleigh and skeleton

* November 30, 2013 – January 26, 2014: 2013–14 Bobsleigh World Cup and 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup together
** Overall two-man bobsleigh winner: Steven Holcomb / Steven Langton
** Overall four-man bobsleigh winner: Maximilian Arndt / Marko Hübenbecker / Alexander Rödiger / Martin Putze
** Overall two-women bobsleigh winner: Kaillie Humphries / Heather Moyse
** Overall combined two-man and four-man overall winner: Steven Holcomb (driver)
** Overall men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
** Overall women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
* February 13 – 15: 2014 Winter Olympics (Skeleton)
** Men: Aleksandr Tretyakov; Martins Dukurs; Matthew Antoine
** Women: Lizzy Yarnold; Noelle Pikus-Pace; Elena Nikitina
* February 16 – 23: 2014 Winter Olympics (Bobsleigh)
** Two-man: Alexandr Zubkov / Alexey Voyevoda; Beat Hefti / Alex Baumann; Steven Holcomb / Steven Langton
** Four-man: Russia (RUS); Latvia (LAT); United States (USA)
** Two-women: Kaillie Humphries / Heather Moyse; Elana Meyers / Lauryn Williams; Jamie Greubel / Aja Evans

## Curling

* 2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (Calgary, Alberta, October 11–14)
** Winner: Eve Muirhead (skip)
* 2013 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Women's Classic (Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 25–28)
** Winner: Jennifer Jones (skip)
* 2013 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling (Abbotsford, British Columbia, October 29–November 3)
** Men's winner: Glenn Howard (skip)
** Women's winner: Rachel Homan (skip)
* 2013 Canadian Open of Curling (Medicine Hat, Alberta, November 13–17)
** Winner: Kevin Koe (skip)
* 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 15–18)
** Winner: Jennifer Jones (skip)
* 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (Winnipeg, Manitoba, December 1–8)
** Men's winner: Brad Jacobs (skip)
** Women's winner: Jennifer Jones (skip)
* January 16 – 19: 2014 Continental Cup of Curling in Paradise
** Team North America (/) defeated Team World 36–24.
* February 10 – 21: 2014 Winter Olympics (Men) and (Women)
** Men: Canada; Great Britain; Sweden
** Women: Canada; Sweden; Great Britain
* February 26 – March 5: 2014 World Junior Curling Championships in Flims
** Men's winner: Yannick Schwaller (skip)
** Women's winner: Kelsey Rocque (skip)
* 2014 The National (Fort McMurray, Alberta, March 12–16)
* March 15 – 23: 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Saint John, New Brunswick
** Winner: Binia Feltscher (skip)
* March 29 – April 6: 2014 World Men's Curling Championship in Beijing
** Winner: Thomas Ulsrud (skip)
* 2014 Players' Championship (Summerside, Prince Edward Island, April 15–20)
* April 23 – 30: 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2014 World Senior Curling Championships together in Dumfries
** Mixed doubles winners: Michelle and Reto Gribi
** Men's seniors winner: Wayne Tallon (skip)
** Women's seniors winner: Christine Cannon (skip)

## Figure skating

* October 18 – November 24, 2013: 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
** Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* December 5 – 8, 2013: 2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at Fukuoka
* Senior
** Men: Yuzuru Hanyu
** Ladies: Mao Asada
** Pairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
** Ice dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White
* Junior
** Men: Jin Boyang
** Ladies: Maria Sotskova
** Pairs: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
** Ice dance: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
* January 13 – 19: 2014 European Figure Skating Championships at Budapest
** Men: Javier Fernández
** Ladies: Yulia Lipnitskaya
** Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
** Ice dance: Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
* January 20 – 26: 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Taipei
** Men: Takahito Mura
** Ladies: Kanako Murakami
** Pairs: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
** Ice dance: Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
* February 6 – 22: 2014 Winter Olympics
** Men: Yuzuru Hanyu
** Ladies: Adelina Sotnikova
** Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
** Ice Dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White
** Team: Russia (RUS); Canada (CAN); United States (USA)
* March 10 – 16: 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships at Sofia
** Men: Nam Nguyen
** Ladies: Elena Radionova
** Pairs: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
** Ice dance: Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
* March 24 – 30: 2014 World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama
** Men: Yuzuru Hanyu
** Ladies: Mao Asada
** Pairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
** Ice Dance: Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte

## Ice hockey

* September 4, 2013 – March 3, 2014: 2013–14 KHL season
** KHL Continental Cup winner: Dynamo Moscow
** Sergei Mozyakin, of the Metallurg Magnitogorsk team, was the top scorer for this season.
*** March 7 – April 30: 2014 Gagarin Cup playoffs
**** Champions: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (first KHL title)
*** March 7 – April 6: 2014 Nadezhda Cup
**** Champions: Avangard Omsk
* October 1, 2013 – April 13, 2014: 2013–14 NHL season
** Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference regular season winner: Boston Bruins
** Western Conference regular season winner: Anaheim Ducks
** Sidney Crosby, of the Pittsburgh Penguins, was the top scorer for this season.
*** April 16 – June 13: 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
**** The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers, 4–1 (in games won), to claim its second NHL title.
**** 2014 Conn Smythe Trophy winner: Justin Williams (Los Angeles Kings)
* December 26, 2013 – January 5, 2014: 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Malmö
** Finland defeated Sweden 3–2, in overtime, to claim its third title. Russia claimed the bronze medal.
* January 1: 2014 NHL Winter Classic (Toronto vs. Detroit) at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor
** The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout.
* January 11: 2014 KHL All-Star Game at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava
** Team West defeated Team East 18–16.
* January 25 – March 1: 2014 NHL Stadium Series (debut)
** January 25: Anaheim Ducks versus the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium
*** Anaheim Ducks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3–0.
** January 26: New Jersey Devils versus the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium
*** New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 7–3.
** January 29: New York Islanders versus the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium
*** New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 2–1.
** March 1: Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Chicago Blackhawks at Soldier Field
*** Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1.
* February 8 – 20: 2014 Winter Olympics (Women)
** Canada; United States; Switzerland. Canada defeated the United States, 3–2, in overtime, to claim its fourth consecutive Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal.
* February 12 – 23: 2014 Winter Olympics (Men)
** Canada; Sweden; Finland. Canada defeated Sweden, with the score of 3–0, to claim its ninth Olympic title.
* March 2: 2014 Heritage Classic (NHL) (Ottawa vs. Vancouver) at BC Place
** Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4–2.
* March 14 – 23: 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament (Frozen Four at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut)
** The Clarkson Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 5–4 to win their first NCAA title. It was also the first top-level NCAA women's title won by a school from outside the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, which had claimed all 13 previous titles.
* March 23 – 30: 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship at Budapest
** Canada defeated the United States, 5–1, to claim its fourth title. The Czech Republic claimed the bronze medal.
* March 28 – April 12: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (Frozen Four at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia)
** The Union Dutchmen defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–4 to claim their first NCAA title.
* April 14 – 19: 2014 Allan Cup at Dundas, Ontario
** The Dundas Real McCoys defeated the Clarenville Caribous, 3–2, to win their first title.
* April 17 – 27: 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships at Lappeenranta and Imatra
** The United States defeated the Czech Republic, 5–2, to claim its eighth title. Canada took the bronze medal.
* May 9 – 25: 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk
** Russia defeated Finland, 5–2, to claim its fifth title. Sweden took the bronze medal.
* May 16 – 25: 2014 Memorial Cup at London, Ontario
** The Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Guelph Storm in the final, 6–3, to win their first title since 1966.

## Luge

* November 16, 2013 – January 26, 2014: 2013–14 Luge World Cup
** Men's singles overall winner: Felix Loch
** Men's doubles overall winner: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
** Women's singles overall winner: Natalie Geisenberger
** Team Relay overall winner: Germany
* February 8 – 13: 2014 Winter Olympics
** Men's singles: Felix Loch; Albert Demchenko; Armin Zöggeler
** Women's singles: Natalie Geisenberger; Tatjana Hüfner; Erin Hamlin
** Men's doubles: Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl; Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger; Andris Šics/Juris Šics
** Team relay: Germany; Russia; Latvia

## Speed skating
### Long track

* November 8, 2013 – March 16, 2014: 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
** November 8 – 10, 2013, in Calgary
*** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** November 15 – 17, 2013, in Salt Lake City
*** Netherlands won the gold medal tally. Netherlands and the United States were tied in the overall medal tally.
** November 29 – December 1, 2013, in Astana
*** United States won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
** December 6 – 8, 2013, in Berlin
*** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** March 7 – 9, 2014, in Inzell
*** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** March 14 – 16, 2014, in Heerenveen
*** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* January 11 – 12: 2014 Essent ISU European Speed Skating Championships at Hamar
** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* January 18 – 19: 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Nagano
** Men's overall winner: Michel Mulder
** Women's overall winner: Yu Jing
* February 8 – 22: 2014 Winter Olympics
** Netherlands (NED) won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 7 – 9: 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships at Bjugn
** Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 21 – 23: 2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
** Men's winner: Koen Verweij
** Women's winner: Ireen Wüst

### Short track

* September 26 – November 17, 2013: 2013–14 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
** September 28 & 29 at Shanghai
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** October 5 & 6 at Seoul
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** November 7 – 10 at Turin
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** November 14 – 17 at Kolomna
*** China won the gold medal tally. China and South Korea share the overall medal tally.
* January 17 – 19: 2014 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships at Dresden
** Men's overall winner: Viktor Ahn
** Women's overall winner: Jorien ter Mors
* February 10 – 21: 2014 Winter Olympics
** Russia (RUS) won the gold medal tally. China (CHN) won the overall medal tally.
* March 7 – 9: 2014 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships at Erzurum
** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 14 – 16: 2014 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal
** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.