Back بطولة العالم تحت 18 سنه لهوكى الجليد 2002 ARZ Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji do 18 let 2002 Czech Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der U18-Junioren 2002 German Jääkiekon alle 18-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2002 Finnish Championnat du monde moins de 18 ans de hockey sur glace 2002 French U18-VM i ishockey for menn 2002 NB Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди юниорских команд 2002 Russian Majstrovstvá sveta v ľadovom hokeji hráčov do 18 rokov 2002 Slovak Svetovno prvenstvo v hokeju na ledu do 18 let 2002 Slovenian Юніорський чемпіонат світу з хокею із шайбою 2002 Ukrainian
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Slovakia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 11–21, 2002 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 328 (6.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 93,914 (1,957 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Alexander Ovechkin (18 points) |
The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava. The US team finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively. USA and Russia played the last game of the final round to determine the medals. Needing to beat Russia by two goals, USA led 2–1 with a minute remaining. They pulled their goalie, leading to Zach Parise's gold medal-winning goal with thirty seconds remaining.[1]
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