1903
This year we have 11 participants: AUT, BOH, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, HUN, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE. Thus we need a preliminary round of 3 matches. The semi-finalists from last year, NED, AUT, FRA and NOR are exempt from the preliminary round. The draw is as follows: GER-AUT, SWE-BOH, GBR-FIN. The matches:
Germany-Austria 1-4
Sweden-Bohemia 4-0
Britain-Finland 0-4
The first round proper (and quarter final) then consists of AUT, FIN, FRA, HUN, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE. The finalists from last year, NED and NOR, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: FRA-SWE, RUS-NOR, NED-FIN, AUT-HUN. Results of the matches:
France-Sweden 0-4
Russia-Norway 0-5
Netherlands-Finland 3-3; skated distances 6-4—Finland win
Austria-Hungary 3-2
Semi-final draw: AUT-SWE, NOR-FIN. Matches:
Austria-Sweden 1-4
Norway-Finland 3-2
Bronze final: Austria-Finland 1-4
FINAL: Sweden-Norway
47,6 - 45,4 (0-1)
- - 1.48,0 (0-2)
2.38,4 - 2.32,6 (0-3)
9.26,4 - 9.08,2 (0-4)
19.53,8 - 19.14,6 (0-5)
Final result 0-5
Statistics:
NOR GOLD 9x NED GOLD 2x GER Silver 2x SWE Silver 2x RUS Silver 1899 FIN Silver 1901 BOH bronze 1895 CAN bronze 1897 AUT bronze 1902 USA 4th 1895 HUN 4th 1900 FRA 4th 1902 GBR QF 4x DEN QF 2x SWI QF 2x POL QF 1900