2021 IIHF World Championship in the context of "Riga"

Play Trivia Questions online!

 or

Skip to study material about 2021 IIHF World Championship in the context of "Riga"
Ad spacer

⭐ Core Definition: 2021 IIHF World Championship

The 2021 IIHF World Championship (Latvian: 2021. gada Pasaules čempionāts hokejā) took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki. On 18 January 2021 the IIHF decided to remove Belarus as a co-host due to the rising political unrest and COVID-19 concerns there. On 2 February, the IIHF voted to confirm Latvia as the sole host for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

This tournament was notable for the number of upsets that occurred in the preliminary round, including Denmark and Belarus' victories over Sweden, Kazakhstan's victory over Finland, Slovakia's victory over Russia, and Latvia's victory over Canada. Sweden did not qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time since the current format has been introduced. On the other hand, Kazakhstan recorded their best World Championship result to date, finishing tenth, while only narrowly missing their first-ever play-off appearance.

↓ Menu

>>>PUT SHARE BUTTONS HERE<<<

👉 2021 IIHF World Championship in the context of Riga

Riga (/ˈriːɡə/ REE-gə) is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.

Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in 2006, 2021, and 2023. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named as the European Region of Gastronomy.

↓ Explore More Topics
In this Dossier

2021 IIHF World Championship in the context of 2025 IIHF World Championship

The 2025 IIHF World Championship was co-hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. This decision regarding Sweden was made at the 2018 semi-annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress in Malta, and was officially announced on 24 May 2019, at the IIHF's annual congress during the World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. At the same time, it was announced that Denmark would co-host the championship.

In the quarterfinals, co-host country Denmark's team defeated Canada's team by a 2–1 score, in what was widely considered one of the biggest upsets in IIHF World Championship history. Denmark's team subsequently played in their first-ever semifinal, while Canada's team did not finish in the top four for the first time since 2014. Since the IIHF re-introduced a playoff system in 1992, the United States' team reached the World Championship final for the first time after having lost 12 consecutive semifinals, and secured their first World Championship medal since winning bronze in 2021. After losing their semifinal and the subsequent bronze medal game, Denmark's team finished in the top four for the first time in tournament history.

↑ Return to Menu
LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Riga ← 2025 IIHF World Championship
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Latvian language → Minsk → Riga → IIHF → Cologne → Germany → Tampere → Helsinki → 2020–2021 Belarusian protests →