2025 IIHF World Championship

Imagine a giant ice party where the best hockey players from around the world zoom around on skates, trying to score goals! That's the 2025 IIHF World Championship! It's a super exciting competition where countries send their top hockey stars to play.

This year, the amazing games happened in two cool places: Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Think of it like a big international sleepover, but with lots of thrilling hockey games!

The idea for this big hockey party was decided a long, long time ago, back in 2018! It took a few years for everything to be planned, and then it was officially announced in 2019. So, even though the games were in 2025, the planning started way before that. It's like planning a birthday party months in advance to make sure it's the best party ever!

Get ready for a WOW fact! The country of Denmark, which was one of the hosts, played against Canada, a super famous hockey team. And guess what? Denmark WON! This was a HUGE surprise, like a tiny ant beating a giant! Denmark even made it to the semi-finals for the very first time, which is like reaching the top of the tallest playground slide!

After all the amazing games and exciting goals, one team got to lift the super shiny gold medal! This year, the United States team won the gold! It was a really big deal because they hadn't won the championship in a super long time, since 1960. That's even before your parents or grandparents were born! They also got a medal for the first time since 2021.