Olympic Games 2002
Final Qualification Round

February 8th-11th 2001 sees the final stage of the qualifying for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, almost exactly a year away.

View schedules and other 2000/01 scores and fixtures for the teams by clicking on their names:

Group A

Jordal Amfi & Furuset Forum; Oslo, Norway

Norway
Seeded to this round
Belarus
Seeded to this round
Germany
Defeated Italy, Yugoslavia and hosts Slovenia in Pre-Qualifying
Ukraine
Defeated Kazakhstan, Lithuania and hosts Estonia in Pre-Qualifying

Group B

Stadthalle; Klagenfurt, Austria

Austria
Seeded to this round
Latvia
Seeded to this round
Denmark
On home ice, defeated Netherlands, Hungary and China in Pre-Qualifying
France
Defeated Great Britain, Rumania and hosts Poland in Pre-Qualifying

This time around, Ukraine and Austria do battle for a trip to Salt Lake City on separate rinks