Hi. Do we have any information on the composition of the qualifying groups for the 2026 Olympics? So far I have found Round 1, Group N: UAE, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Georgia... and Group M, about South Africa, Thailand....
Olympics 2026 qualification
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Eye of Ra
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no idea, but with how bad Sweden been in recent WCs, we are probaly gonna have to qualify for olympics
Latvia said they will host one of the final qualifying groups, facing France, Austria and a qualifier.
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Latvija rīkos olimpisko kvalifikācijas turnīru!
Starptautiskā ledus hokeja federācija (IIHF) oficiāli piešķīrusi tiesības Latvijas Hokeja federācijai (LHF) nākamā gada augusta beigās rīkot 2026. gada Milānas un Kortīnas d'Ampeco Olimpisko spēļu kvalifikācijas turnīra fināla kārtu.
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I guess its still a little bit mystery regarding the uncertainty of Russia and Belarus being able to compete.
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I don't think they'll even let Sweden qualify. They have been just so bad.
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won't even let em buy a ticket
NyQuil
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I hear that Nigeria might edge them out in Division VII.
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They don't deserve it.
Edge them out? it'll be like that South Park when the kids face off against the Detroit Red Wings.
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NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
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They recently got an arena approved on Everest. It even has luxury boxes and $20 beers!
Netherlands will host an OGQ tournament in Tilburg this December where they'll face off against Spain, Mexico and a qualifier.
www.bd.nl
Tilburg gastheer van Olympisch Kwalificatie Toernooi ijshockey met Oranje
Tilburg is medio december gastheer van het Olympisch Kwalificatie Toernooi (OKT) waar Nederland aan meedoet. Spanje, Mexico en een nog te bepalen derde land zijn de overige deelnemers.
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Preliminary round 1 in November has been cancelled. Qualification tournaments will begin in December with the second round.
Group K (Reykjavik, Iceland): Estonia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Thailand
Group L (Tilburg, Netherlands): Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Chinese Taipei
Group M (Belgrade, Serbia): Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, UAE
Group K (Reykjavik, Iceland): Estonia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Thailand
Group L (Tilburg, Netherlands): Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Chinese Taipei
Group M (Belgrade, Serbia): Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, UAE
Heh, been a while since Thailand got scored 50+ goals against in a game versus Kazakhstan. Maybe won't be quite as bad this time against Estonia, but rather ugly that's guaranteed to get.
So with the IIHF semi annual congress going on in Vilamoura, Portugal, more details about the qualification format are being released.
First thing, UAE are out of the picture and replaced by Kyrgyzstan so Chinese Taipei and Thailand are moving up.
9th seed Slovakia hosting a final OGQ group means the door is open for Russia and Belarus to participate. In case the IIHF decides otherwise at its March meeting, we can assume the best runner-up from the 3rd Preliminary round qualifies to the final one and the one from the final round will go to Milano/Cortina.
First thing, UAE are out of the picture and replaced by Kyrgyzstan so Chinese Taipei and Thailand are moving up.
9th seed Slovakia hosting a final OGQ group means the door is open for Russia and Belarus to participate. In case the IIHF decides otherwise at its March meeting, we can assume the best runner-up from the 3rd Preliminary round qualifies to the final one and the one from the final round will go to Milano/Cortina.
Fjorden
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Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification - Wikipedia
Final olympic qualification groups:
Bratislava(Slovakia) group: Slovakia, Belarus, Kazakhstan + one team from play in.
Riga(Latvia) group: Latvia, France, Austria + one team from play in
Aalborg(Denmark) group: Denmark, Norway, Slovenia + one team from play in.
Completely forgot this kicks off this week.
Group K and M are available on the IIHF's YouTube channel.
Group L is however behind a pay wall (€20 for a tournament pass, €7.90 for a single game).
www.ijshockeynederland.nl
By the way, Mexico decided not to take part and has been replaced by Georgia in Group L making that tournament more competitive, assuming they don't mess up their roster this time around.
Group K and M are available on the IIHF's YouTube channel.
Group L is however behind a pay wall (€20 for a tournament pass, €7.90 for a single game).
Competitie - Olympisch Kwalificatie Toernooi Tilburg
Nieuws, competities, wedstrijdresultaten en meer over ijshockey in Nederland.
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By the way, Mexico decided not to take part and has been replaced by Georgia in Group L making that tournament more competitive, assuming they don't mess up their roster this time around.
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Was shocked Estonia is playing in this, they could trample everyone in their group by double digits if they so chose to. Hell, their U20 team would probably be favorites to win this group.
Have to like the IIHF has no update for these qualification rounds. Their site still hasn't updated from the 2022 qualification.
I didn't even notice that problem. But then, I always go through the tournaments' list.
I didn't even notice that problem. But then, I always go through the tournaments' list.
Thanks I was looking for this.
The IIHF actually shut down the stream after goal 14.
But the ÍHÍ went through the entire game.
Bulgaria vs Estonia - OQM 2023 - Round 2, Group K - Game #1
2023 MEN’S OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY QUALIFICATION ROUND 2, Group K
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