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About the hockey tournament at the Olympic Games in Nagano 1998 referred to as the “Tournament of the Century”.

In Nagano, the best of the best met for the first time. Following the agreement of the International Olympic Committee with the IIHF and the NHL, hockey players from overseas competitions could travel to Japan and supplement their national team selections. Because of this tournament, the NHL was suspended.

The biggest favorites of the Olympic tournament were therefore the USA and Canada, their clear dominance and smooth progress to the finals was expected. The Czechs were among the outsiders, but in the end they “rewrote history” by defeating the USA, Canada and, in the final, Russia.

Test your knowledge of the Tournament of the Century in our quiz.

1. We’ll start with a light warm-up, a little pre-game skating for your memory. What number did Dominik Hašek, one of the main builders of the gold medal in Nagano, catch?

Photo: Michal Šula, Seznam Zpravy

2. Let’s try one more question from the easy category: Which pair worked as assistants to head coach Ivan Hlinka?

3. When the television broadcast of the Czech-Russia final began, commentator Robert Záruba greeted the audience with an original greeting. He sent a message:

4. What was the name of the hall in Nagano where the Czechs won the Olympic gold?

5. The Czechia beat Russia in the final with a goal by Petr Svoboda, you probably know that. But the Czech representatives also played against the Russians in the group. How did they turn out?

6. The skeleton of the Czech team was made up of players from the NHL, who were very successful at the time: Jágr, Straka, Ručínský, Šlégr, Hašek, Šmehlík, Svoboda, Lang and others. The fact that Ivan Hlinka took a lot of players from the Czech league with him was a surprise for overseas teams. Who made up one of these “home” attacks?

7. One of the key points of the golden success was the raids after the semi-final draw between Canada and the Czechia. No Canadian gave a goal to Dominik Hašek in separate raids, the Czech Republic’s Robert Reichel was the only successful scorer. Who was catching raids for Canada?

Photo: (not listed), Profimedia.cz

8. And now, finally, a question for great experts. Nagano has become a term that is generally used for a huge Czech success or great “national” joy. The victory of the hockey players even became a model for a film or an opera. And our question goes to the Nagano Opera House. Who sang in it in Jaromír Jágr’s State Theater?

So, have you checked all the answers? If so, evaluate the test.

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