As of 2021, 45 official tournaments have been staged. Six nations have won a gold medal and ten have won medals. Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (18 gold medals) and the Soviet Union / CIS / Russia (13 gold medals). The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997, and another five straight from 2005 to 2009. Canada leads the all-time gold medal count with 18 golds, while the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia have 13 golds. In the 2010s the competition has become more level with the United States and Finland each winning three and Canada winning two gold medals. Russia and Sweden also remained competitive winning one gold each.