reading winter olympics

What is the event at the Winter Olympics you are researching?

ice hockey

History of the sport?

Its a team sport played on ice and has hockey sticks to hit the ice hockey puck. They have ice sacks to slide on the slippery ice.

How the sport is played? What happens?

When somebody trips the other player in the box the get a free point.

Are there different versions of the sport?

probably not

What equipment is used?

sticks,puck, ice stacks, leg pads ,helmet and jacket.

Interesting facts? Who is current world Champion? Medallists? When is it happening at the Olympics?

Czechoslovakia