2014 IIHF World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Belarus
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| Dates | 9–25 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Russia (5th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Finland
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Third place 
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 Sweden
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| Fourth place |
 Czech Republic
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 352 (5.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 640,044 (10,001 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Viktor Tikhonov (16 points) |
| MVP |
Pekka Rinne
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The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tournament. The selection of Belarus to host this competition was the subject of much debate, with some politicians in both Europe and the United States calling for the IIHF to move the tournament to another country.
Russia remained undefeated throughout the championship and captured the gold medal by defeating Finland 5–2 in the final.Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic. Host team Belarus made the playoffs for the first time since 2009, losing to Sweden 3–2 in the quarterfinal. Italy and Kazakhstan were relegated to Division I A. Prior to the championship, Division I-III had played their tournaments to establish the rank between teams of lower levels.
The tournament saw a new attendance record for the World Championship, as a total of 640,044 people attended games, surpassing the record set at the 2004 tournament in the Czech Republic, which had 552,097 spectators.
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