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Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's ice hockey at Beijing 2022 (3–17 February), first ten-team Olympic women's tournament; Canada beat the United States 3-2 for its fifth gold, Finland took bronze, Poulin scored in a fourth straight final.

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters

Men's ice hockey rosters for Milano Cortina 2026: 12 nations, 25-man squads (14 F, 8 D, 3 G), first NHL players since 2014; all rosters announced 20 January 2026; USA won gold over Canada.

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's ice hockey at Milano Cortina 2026: 12-team Olympic tournament, Feb 11-22, 2026, in Milan with NHL players back since 2014. United States won gold, Finland bronze, Canada silver.

Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's ice hockey at Milano Cortina 2026: ten-team Olympic tournament, 5–19 February 2026 in Milan. USA beat Canada in overtime for gold, Switzerland took bronze; PWHL players dominated rosters.

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games: IIHF-governed men's (since 1920/1924) and women's (since 1998) Winter Olympic tournaments; Canada leads with 25 medals and 14 golds; NHL players return for Milano Cortina 2026 after missing 2018 and 2022.

Ice hockey rink

Ice hockey rink: the marked, board-enclosed ice surface for hockey. IIHF standard 60 m × 26–30 m (corner radius 7.0–8.5 m); NHL 200 × 85 ft; boards 1.07 m; first indoor game Montreal 1875.

Ice Hockey World Championships

Ice Hockey World Championships: the IIHF's annual world title tournaments for national men's teams, first held as the 1920 Antwerp Olympic tournament and as a stand-alone event in 1930, with 16 top-division teams and promotion and relegation.

Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗)

Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗), born 1973, Japanese outfielder, first Japanese position player in MLB (Mariners, 2001), 2004 record 262 hits, 4,367 combined NPB/MLB hits, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 at 99.7%.

Icing (ice hockey)

Icing (ice hockey): rule stopping a team at equal or greater strength from shooting the puck from its own half past the opponent's goal line; NHL Rule 81, IIHF Rule 81, hybrid icing since 2013-14, face-off in the offending end with no line change.

Ida Alstad

Ida Alstad, Norwegian handball left back born 1985 in Trondheim, Byåsen player; Olympic gold 2012 and bronze 2016, world champion 2011 and 2015, European champion 2010 and 2014, 143 caps and 310 goals for Norway.

Idaho Steelheads

Idaho Steelheads, ECHL professional hockey team in Boise, Idaho, playing at Idaho Central Arena in the Western Conference Mountain Division. Dallas Stars affiliate since 2005-06; Kelly Cup champions in 2004 and 2007, with record 58-win 2022-23 season.

Idaho Vandals football

Idaho Vandals football: University of Idaho's program since 1893, Big Sky/FCS since 2018 after leaving FBS in 2017, home in the 16,000-seat indoor Kibbie Dome, Potato Bowl winners 1998, 2009, 2016.

Idalmis Gato

Idalmis Gato (Idalmis Gato Moya), Cuban volleyball player born 1971 in Camagüey; won Olympic gold with Cuba at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 (Sydney 2000 status disputed), plus 1994 world title.

Iefke van Belkum

Iefke van Belkum, born 1986 in Leiden, is a Dutch water polo player who won Olympic gold with the Netherlands at Beijing 2008, played for Hawaii, Greek and Russian clubs, and later coached and directed ZVL-1886.

Iga Świątek

Iga Świątek (Iga Swiatek), Polish tennis player born 2001 in Warsaw; six Grand Slam titles including four Roland Garros, US Open 2022, Wimbledon 2025; WTA No. 1 from April 2022; 37-match win streak in 2022.

Ignacio Ortiz

Ignacio Horacio "Nano" Ortiz, Argentine field hockey midfielder (born 1987, Olivos), Banco Provincia club; won 2016 Rio Olympic gold with Los Leones, scoring in the 4-2 final win over Belgium, and played at Tokyo 2020.

Ignas Sargiūnas

Ignas Sargiūnas, born 1999, is a Lithuanian professional basketball guard who starred for Rytas Vilnius and agreed to join Fenerbahçe; he scored 9 points in 9 seconds to beat Great Britain in November 2025.

Igor Boldin

Igor Boldin (Игорь Петрович Болдин), born 1964, Russian ice hockey forward; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team; longtime Spartak Moskva player, later Spartak coach; drafted by St. Louis Blues 1992.

Igor Chumak

Igor Chumak (Игорь Владимирович Чумак), Russian handball player born 1964 in Vladivostok; two-time Olympic champion in men's handball, gold for the Soviet Union at Seoul 1988 and for the Unified Team at Barcelona 1992.

Igor Kokoškov

Igor Kokoškov (Игор Кокошков), Serbian basketball coach born 1971 in Belgrade; first non-American full-time NBA assistant (Clippers 2000), 2004 Pistons champion, EuroBasket 2017 winner with Slovenia, Phoenix Suns head coach 2018-19.

Igor Kravchuk

Igor Kravchuk (Игорь Александрович Кравчук), Russian defenseman born 1966 in Ufa; two-time Olympic ice hockey champion (1988 USSR, 1992 Unified Team), 1998 silver, 2002 bronze, and 699-game NHL veteran.

Igor Larionov (Игорь Николаевич Ларионов)

Igor Larionov (Игорь Николаевич Ларионов), "The Professor", Russian center born 1960 in Voskresensk; KLM line star, two Olympic golds, three Stanley Cups with Detroit's Russian Five, Hall of Famer, later KHL coach.

Igor Lavrov

Igor Lavrov (Игорь Викторович Лавров), born 1973 in Stavropol, Russian handball playmaker; Olympic champion Sydney 2000, world champion 1997, European champion 1996; CSKA and German Bundesliga clubs; later Stavropol Krai sport minister and deputy. Distinct from goalkeeper Andrey Lavrov.

Igor Miličić Jr.

Igor Miličić Jr. (born 2002, Pula, Croatia) is a 6-10 Croatian-Polish forward, son of Poland coach Igor Milicic Sr.; Ulm Pro B, Virginia, Charlotte, Tennessee, 2025 draft prospect, later Knicks G League rights.

Igor Romishevsky

Igor Romishevsky (Igor Anatolyevich Romishevsky, Игорь Ромишевский, 1940–2013) was a Soviet ice hockey defenseman who won back-to-back Olympic gold in 1968 and 1972 and spent his career with CSKA Moskva.

Igor Stelnov

Igor Stelnov (Игорь Стельнов, 1963–2009), Soviet ice hockey defender with CSKA Moskva; two Olympic golds (Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988), world champion 1986, Canada Cup 1987, Soviet champion 1982–1989.

Igor Vasilyev

Igor Vasilyev (Игорь Владимирович Васильев), Russian handball right back (1966–2023), Kaustik Volgograd; Unified Team gold at 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1993 world champion with Russia, later Kaustik vice-president. Not the 1977-born sprinter or hockey players of the same name.

Igor Vori

Igor Vori, born 1980 in Zagreb, Croatian handball pivot (line player), Olympic gold 2004 and world champion 2003, Champions League winner with HSV Hamburg 2013, later coach at Zagreb and MRK Sesvete.

Igor Vusurovic

Igor Vusurovic (Игор Вушуровић), Montenegrin middle blocker born 1974 in Berane; won Olympic volleyball gold for Yugoslavia at Sydney 2000, plus European and World Championship medals, over 300 national-team games.

Igors Miglinieks

Igors Miglinieks (Игорс Янович Миглиниекс), born 1964 in Riga, Latvian basketball guard; 1988 Olympic gold with USSR, 4th in 1992 with Unified Team; VEF Riga and CSKA Moscow player, later national-team and club coach.