The Russian national team will top the IIHF ranking after the Ice Hockey World Championship

The Russian national ice hockey team, suspended from participating in international competitions, will top the rating of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) based on the results of the World Championships in Sweden and Denmark that ended on May 25.

The Russian national ice hockey team receives 1,520 points annually, as the Russian team was ranked third in the IIHF at the time of its suspension from tournaments.

According to the results of the World Cup, the Russian national team will top the ranking of the international federation, while the U.S. national team, which won the World Cup for the first time since 1960, will take second place. Switzerland will take the third place. At the start of the tournament, the Russian national team was in second place.

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A day earlier, IIHF President Luc Tardif announced that the Russian national ice hockey team would not be allowed to participate in the 2026 Olympic tournament. According to Tardif, the organization also wants the IOC to officially announce this decision.