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Bandy

World Championship

• March 29 – April 4: 2015 Bandy World Championship in Khabarovsk
  •  Russia defeated  Sweden, 5–3, to win their 9th Bandy World Championship title.  Kazakhstan took the bronze medal.

World Cup

• October 2014 – Västerås SK wins the World Cup

International Youth Championships

• 23–25 January 2015: U17 World Championship
  • Winner: Russia
• 23–25 January 2015: U19 European Championship
  • Winner: Sweden
• 25–27 February 2015: G17 World Championship
  • Winner: Sweden

National champions

• Finland: Mikkelin Kampparit (men), Sudet (women)
• Norway: IF Ready (men), Nordre Sande Idrettslag/Drammen Bandy (women)
• Russia: HK Yenisey (men), Zorky Krasnogorsk (women)
• Sweden: Västerås SK (men), Kareby IS (women)
• Ukraine: Dynamo Kharkiv (men)
• United States: Dinkytown Dukes (men)

Bobsleigh and skeleton

• November 9, 2014 – March 8, 2015: 2014–15 FIBT Calendar^[1]

FIBT World Cup

• December 8, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup and 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup together
  • December 8–13, 2014: World Cup #1 in Lake Placid at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Joshua Bluhm, and Ben Heber
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
  • December 15–21, 2014: World Cup #2 in Calgary at the Canada Olympic Park bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton winner: Elisabeth Vathje
  • January 5–11, 2015: World Cup #3 in Altenberg at the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Beat Hefti / Alex Baumann
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Nico Walther, Andreas Bredau, Marko Hübenbecker, and Christian Poser
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton winner: Maria Orlova
  • January 12–18, 2015: World Cup #4 in Königsee at the Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Beat Hefti / Alex Baumann
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Alexander Rödiger, and Ben Heber
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Cathleen Martini / Lisa Marie Buckwitz
    • Men's skeleton winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
    • Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
  • January 19–25, 2015: World Cup #5 in St. Moritz at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel / Annika Drazek
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton winner: Janine Flock
  • January 26 – February 1, 2015: World Cup #6 in La Plagne at the La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Martin Grothkopp
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton: Cancelled.^[2]
  • February 2–8, 2015: World Cup #7 in Igls at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
  • Note: extra women's skeleton event created, due to the cancellation of the event in La Plagne.
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Lauryn Williams
    • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
    • Women's skeleton winner #1: Lizzy Yarnold
    • Women's skeleton winner #2: Lizzy Yarnold
  • February 10–15, 2015: World Cup #8 (final) in Sochi at the Sliding Center Sanki
    • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Rico Peter / Simon Friedli
    • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Oskars Melbārdis / Daumants Dreiškens / Arvis Vilkaste, and Jānis Strenga
    • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
    • Men's skeleton winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
    • Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold

FIBT World championship

• February 23 – March 8: FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg at the Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
  • Two-men bobsleigh winners: Francesco Friedrich / Thorsten Margis
  • Four-men bobsleigh winners: Maximilian Arndt / Alexander Rödiger / Kevin Korona / Ben Heber
  • Two-women bobsleigh winners: Elana Meyers / Cherrelle Garrett
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Lizzy Yarnold
  • Mixed Bobsleigh/Skeleton Team winners: Axel Jungk / Cathleen Martini & Lisette Thöne / Tina Hermann / Francesco Friedrich & Martin Grothkopp

Curling

World Curling Tour

• August 22, 2014 – April 18, 2015: 2014–15 World Curling Tour

CCA events

• November 8, 2014 – May 2, 2015: 2014–15 CCA events
  • December 3 – 7, 2014: 2014 Canada Cup of Curling in Camrose
    • Men's winner: Mike McEwen (skip)
    • Women's winner: Valerie Sweeting (skip)
  • January 8 – 11: 2015 Continental Cup of Curling in Calgary
    • Team Canada defeated Team Europe 42–18.
  • January 24 – February 1: 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Corner Brook
    • Men's winner: Braden Calvert (skip)
    • Women's winner: Kelsey Rocque (skip)
  • February 14 – 22: 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw
    •  Manitoba (Skip: Jennifer Jones) defeated  Alberta (Skip: Valerie Sweeting), 6–5, to win her fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title. Team Canada (Skip: Rachel Homan) won the bronze medal.
  • February 28 – March 8: 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary
    • Team  Canada (Skip: Pat Simmons) defeated  Northern Ontario (Skip: Brad Jacobs), 6–5, to defend their Brier title. However, this was the first time there was a Team Canada squad. Also, Alberta won 27 Brier titles in its history.  Saskatchewan (Skip: Steve Laycock) took the bronze medal.

Curling Grand Slam

Men's and women's events

• October 28 – November 2, 2014: 2014 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling in Selkirk
  • Men's winner: Brad Gushue (skip)
  • Women's winner: Valerie Sweeting (skip)
• December 9 – 14, 2014: 2014 Canadian Open of Curling in Yorkton
  • Men's winner: Brad Gushue (skip)
  • Women's winner: Eve Muirhead (skip)
• April 7 – 12: 2015 Players' Championship in Toronto
  • Men's winner: Brad Jacobs (skip)
  • Women's winner: Eve Muirhead (skip)

Men's only events

• November 19 – 23, 2014: 2014 The National (November) in Sault Ste. Marie
  • Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Brad Jacobs (skip), 5–2, to win his first National title.
• March 19 – 22: 2015 Elite 10 in Fort McMurray (debut event)
  • Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Niklas Edin (skip), 4–2, to win the inaugural Elite 10 title.

Women's only events

• October 10 – 13: 2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary
  • Jennifer Jones defeated Rachel Homan, 6–5, to win her third Autumn Gold Curling Classic title.
• November 7 – 10: 2014 Colonial Square Ladies Classic in Saskatoon
  • Team Muirhead defeated Team Middaugh, 5–4, to win their first Colonial Square Ladies Classic title.

Regional curling events

• September 13 – 20, 2014: 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship in Tårnby
  •  Sweden (Skip: Patric Mabergs) defeated  Norway (Skip: Steffen Walstad), 9–2, to claim its first European Mixed Curling Championship title.  Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni) took the bronze medal.
• November 8 – 16, 2014: 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Karuizawa
  • Men:  China (Skip: Zang Jialiang) defeated  Japan (Skip: Yusuke Morozumi), 7–5, to win China's eighth consecutive Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.  South Korea (Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  China (Skip: Liu Sijia) defeated  South Korea (Skip: Kim Eun-jung), 7–6, to win China's seventh Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.  Japan (Skip: Ayumi Ogasawara) took the bronze medal.
• November 22 – 29, 2014: 2014 European Curling Championships in Champéry
  • Men:  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated  Norway (Skip: Thomas Ulsrud), 5–4, to win Sweden's seventh men's European Curling Championships title.  Switzerland (Skip: Sven Michel) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  Switzerland (Skip: Binia Feltscher) defeated  Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova), 8–7, to win Switzerland's sixth women's European Curling Championships title.  Scotland (Skip: Eve Muirhead) took the bronze medal.
• January 3 – 9: 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge in Prague
  • Men:  Russia (Skip: Artur Ali) defeated  Spain (Skip: Sergio Vez Labrador), 4–3, to give Russia its first Men's European Junior Curling Challenge title.  Turkey (Skip: Enes Taskesen) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  England (Skip: Hetty Garnier) defeated  Turkey (Skip: Dilşat Yıldız), 9–1, to give England its first Women's European Junior Curling Challenge title.  Hungary (Skip: Dorottya Palansca) took the bronze medal.
• January 17 – 24: 2015 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships in Naseby
  • Men:  South Korea (Skip: Ki Jeong-lee) defeated  China (Skip: Wang Jinbo), 5–4, to win its second men's Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championship title.
  • Women:  South Korea (Skip: Eun Bi-kim) defeated  China (Skip: Jiang Yilun), 5–4, to win its second consecutive women's Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championship title.

World curling championships

• February 7 – 13: 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Lohja
  •  Russia (Skip: Andrey Smirnov) defeated  China (Skip: Wang Haitao), 7–4, to win their second World Wheelchair Curling Championship title.  Finland (Skip: Markku Karjalainen) won the bronze medal.
• February 28 – March 8: 2015 World Junior Curling Championships in Tallinn
  • Men:  Canada (Skip: Braden Calvert) defeated  Switzerland (Skip: Yannick Schwaller), 6–3, to win Canada's 18th World Junior Curling Championships title.  Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  Canada (Skip: Kelsey Rocque) defeated  Scotland (Skip: Gina Aitken), 8–2, to win Canada's 10th World Junior Curling Championships women's title.  Switzerland (Skip: Lisa Gisler) took the bronze medal.
• March 14 – 22: 2015 World Women's Curling Championship in Sapporo
  •  Switzerland (Skip: Alina Pätz) defeated  Canada (Skip: Jennifer Jones), 5–3, to win Switzerland's fifth World Women's Curling Championship title.  Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova) won the bronze medal.
• March 28 – April 5: 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax
  •  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated  Norway (Skip: Thomas Ulsrud), 9–5, to claim the country's seventh World Men's Curling Championship title.  Canada (Skip: Pat Simmons) took the bronze medal.
• April 18 – 25: 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the 2015 World Senior Curling Championships in Sochi
  • Men's Seniors: The  United States (Skip: Lyle Sieg) defeated  Canada (Skip: Alan O'Leary), 9–4, to win the USA's third Men's Seniors title.  New Zealand (Skip: Hans Frauenlob) won the bronze medal.
  • Women's Seniors:  Canada (Skip: Lois Fowler) defeated  Italy (Skip: Fiona Grace Simpson), 6–2, to win Canada's tenth Women's Seniors title. The  United States (Skip: Norma O'Leary) won the bronze medal.
  • Mixed Doubles: Dorottya Palancsa / Zsolt Kiss defeated Camilla Johansson / Per Noréen, 6–5, to win Hungary's second Mixed Doubles title. Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten won the bronze medal.

Figure skating

Senior Grand Prix

• October 24 – December 14: 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating^[3]
  • October 24 – 26: 2014 Skate America in Hoffman Estates, Illinois^[4]
    • Men: Tatsuki Machida
    • Ladies: Elena Radionova
    • Pairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
    • Ice dance: Madison Chock / Evan Bates
  • October 31 – November 2: 2014 Skate Canada International in Kelowna^[5]
    • Men: Takahito Mura
    • Ladies: Anna Pogorilaya
    • Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
    • Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
  • November 7 – 9: 2014 Cup of China in Shanghai^[6]
    • Men: Maxim Kovtun
    • Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
    • Pairs: Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao
    • Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
  • November 14 – 16: 2014 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow^[7]
    • Men: Javier Fernández
    • Ladies: Rika Hongo
    • Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
    • Ice dance: Madison Chock / Evan Bates
  • November 21 – 23: 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux^[8]
    • Men: Maxim Kovtun
    • Ladies: Elena Radionova
    • Pairs: Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
    • Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
  • November 28 – 30: 2014 NHK Trophy in Osaka^[9]
    • Men: Daisuke Murakami
    • Ladies: Gracie Gold
    • Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
    • Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
  • December 11 – 14: 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Barcelona^[10]
    • Men: Yuzuru Hanyu
    • Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
    • Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
    • Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje

Junior Grand Prix

• August 20, 2014 – December 14, 2014: 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  • August 20 – 24 in Courchevel^[11]
    • Men's winner: Lee June-hyoung
    • Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
    • Ice dance winners: Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd
    • Note: No pairs event for this Grand Prix #1
  • August 27 – 31 in Ljubljana^[12]
    • Men's winner: JIN Boyang
    • Ladies' winner: Serafima Sakhanovich
    • Ice dance winners: Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov
    • Note: Like GP#1, there was no pairs competition in this Grand Prix #2
  • September 3 – 7 in Ostrava^[13]
    • Men's winner: Roman Sadovsky
    • Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
    • Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
    • Ice dance winners: Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen
  • September 10 – 14 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture^[14]
    • Men's winner: JIN Boyang
    • Ladies' winner: Serafima Sakhanovich
    • Ice dance winners: Madeline Edwards / PANG Zhaokai
    • Note: Again, no pairs competition was contested in this Grand Prix #4
  • September 24 – 28 in Tallinn^[15]
    • Men's winner: Alexander Petrov
    • Ladies' winner: Miyu Nakashio
    • Pairs winners: Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev
    • Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
  • October 1 – 5 in Dresden^[16]
    • Men's winner: Andrei Lazukin
    • Ladies' winner: Wakaba Higuchi
    • Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
    • Ice dance winners: Betina Popova / Yuri Vlasenko
  • October 8 – 12 in Zagreb^[17]
    • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
    • Ladies' winner: Maria Sotskova
    • Pairs winners: Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev
    • Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
  • December 11 – 14 in Barcelona (final and part of the Grand Prix Final)
    • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
    • Ladies' winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
    • Pairs winners: Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
    • Ice dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov

World and regional FS championships

• January 26 – February 1: 2015 European Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm^[18]
  • Men's winner: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
  • Pairs winners: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
  • Ice Dance winners: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
• February 9 – 15: 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul^[19]
  • Men's winner: Denis Ten
  • Ladies winner: Polina Edmunds
  • Pairs winners: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  • Ice Dance winners: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
• March 2 – 8: 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn^[20]
  • Men's winner: Shoma Uno
  • Ladies winner: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs winners: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
  • Ice Dance winners: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
• March 23 – 29: 2015 World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai^[21]
  • Men's winner: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
  • Pairs winners: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  • Ice Dance winners: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
• April 16 – 19: 2015 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating in Tokyo^[22]
  • Winners:  United States (Max Aaron, Jason Brown, Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, Madison Chock/Evan Bates)

Ice hockey

National Hockey League

• October 8, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 NHL season
  • Presidents' Trophy team winners: New York Rangers
  • Art Ross Trophy (top scorer) winner: Jamie Benn Dallas Stars
  • Hart Memorial Trophy (season MVP) winner: Carey Price Montreal Canadiens
• January 1: 2015 NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
  • The Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2.
• January 25: 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
  • Team Toews defeated Team Foligno, 17–12, in the highest-scoring All-Star Game in history. The MVP of this All-Star Game was Ryan Johansen, of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• February 21: 2015 NHL Stadium Series at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California
  • The Los Angeles Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks 2–1.
• April 15 – June 15: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
  • The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–2 in games played, to win their sixth Stanley Cup title.
• June 26 & 27: 2015 NHL Entry Draft at the BB&T Center in Sunrise
  • #1 pick: Connor McDavid (to the Edmonton Oilers from the Erie Otters)

Kontinental Hockey League

• September 3, 2014 – February 24, 2015: 2014–15 KHL season
  • Continental Cup winner: HC CSKA Moscow
  • KHL Regular Season Top Scorer: Alexander Radulov (HC CSKA Moscow)
• January 25: 2015 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi^[23]
  • Team East (Coach: Mike Keenan) defeated Team West (Coach: Dmitri Kvartalnov), 18–16.
• February 27 – April 19: 2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs
  • SKA Saint Petersburg defeated the Ak Bars Kazan, 4–1 in matches played, to win their first Gagarin Cup title.

Other ice hockey championships

• December 26 – 31, 2014: 2014 Spengler Cup in Davos
  • The Genève-Servette HC defeated the HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the final, 3–0, to win their second title.
• December 26, 2014 – January 5, 2015: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Toronto and Montreal (final at the Air Canada Centre)
  •  Canada defeated  Russia, 5–4, to win its 16th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship title.  Slovakia took the bronze medal.^[24]
• January 5 – 12: 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Buffalo, New York
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 3–2 in overtime, to win their fourth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships title.  Russia took the bronze medal.
• March 14 — 15: 2015 CIS University Cup in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • The University of Alberta Golden Bears defeated the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds 6–3 to win their second consecutive CIS University Cup.
• March 20 – 22: 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis
  • The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Harvard Crimson, 4–1, to win their fifth NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey title.
• March 28 – April 4: 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship in Malmö
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 7–5, to win their sixth IIHF Women's World Championship title.  Finland took the bronze medal.
• April 9 & 11: 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four at TD Garden in Boston
  • The Providence Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers, 4–3, to win their first NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament title.
• April 13 – 18: 2015 Allan Cup in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Bentley Generals, 2–0, to win their second Allan Cup title.
• April 16 – 26: 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships in Zug and Lucerne
  • The  United States defeated  Finland, 2–1 in overtime, to win their ninth IIHF World U18 Championships title.  Canada won the bronze medal.
• April 24 – May 3: 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Buffalo^[25]
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 3–0, to win their third IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships title.  Russia won the bronze medal.
• May 1 – 17: 2015 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostrava
  •  Canada defeated  Russia, 6–1, to win their 25th IIHF World Championship title. The  United States took the bronze medal.
• May 22 – 31: 2015 Memorial Cup in Quebec City
  • The Oshawa Generals defeated the Kelowna Rockets, 2–1, to win their fifth Memorial Cup title.

Luge

Seniors World Cup

• November 29, 2014 – March 1, 2015: 2014–15 Luge World Cup Schedule^[26][27]
  • November 29 & 30, 2014: World Cup #1 in Igls
    • Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
    • Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • December 5 & 6, 2014: World Cup #2 in Lake Placid, New York
    • Men's Individual winner: Tucker West
    • Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • December 12 & 13, 2014: World Cup #3 in Calgary
    • Men's Individual winner: Samuel Edney
    • Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • January 3 & 4: World Cup #4 in Königssee
    • Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
    • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • January 17 & 18: World Cup #5 in Oberhof
    • Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
    • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • January 24 & 25: World Cup #6 in Winterberg
    • Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
    • Men's Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • January 31 & February 1: World Cup #7 in Lillehammer
    • Men's Individual winner: Wolfgang Kindl
    • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
    • Women's Individual winner: Tatiana Ivanova
  • February 21 & 22: World Cup #8 in Altenberg, Saxony
    • Men's Individual winner: Felix Loch
    • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
    • Women's Individual winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • February 28 & March 1: World Cup #9 (final) in Sochi
    • Men's Individual winner: Semen Pavlichenko
    • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
    • Women's Individual winner: Dajana Eitberger

Juniors World Cup

• December 4, 2014 – February 7, 2015: 2014–15 Junior Luge World Cup Schedule^[26]
  • December 4 & 5, 2014: Junior World Cup #1 in Whistler
    • Men's Individual winner: Alexander Ferlazzo
    • Men's Doubles winners: Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov
    • Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • December 6 & 7, 2014: Junior World Cup #2 in Whistler
    • Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
    • Men's Doubles winners: Nico Semmler & Johannes Pfeiffer
    • Women's Individual winner: Julia Taubitz
    • Team Sprint winners:  Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexey Groshev)
  • December 15 & 16, 2014: Junior World Cup #3 in Park City, Utah
    • Men's Individual winner: Roman Repilov
    • Men's Doubles winners: Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov
    • Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
    • Team winners:  Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, and Stanislav Maltsev & Oleg Faskhutdinov)
  • January 24 & 25: Junior World Cup #4 in Oberhof
    • Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
    • Men's Doubles winners: Florian Löffler & Manuel Stiebing
    • Women's Individual winner: Jessica Tiebel
    • Team Sprint winners:  Russia (Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexey Groshev)
  • January 30 & 31: Junior World Cup #5 in Igls
    • Men's Individual winner: Theo Gruber
    • Women's Individual winner: Julia Taubitz
    • Men's Doubles winners: David Trojer & Philip Knoll
    • Team winners:  Austria (Katrin Heinzelmaier, Nico Gleirscher, David Trojer & Philip Knoll)
  • February 6 & 7: Junior World Cup #6 (final) in Winterberg
    • Men's Individual winner: Sebastian Bley
    • Women's Individual winner: Madeleine Egle
    • Men's Doubles winners: David Trojer & Philip Knoll
    • Team winners:  Germany (Saskia Langer, Sebastian Bley, Florian Löffler & Manuel Stiebing)

Sprint Cup

• November 29, 2014 – February 22, 2015: 2014–15 Luge Sprint Cup Schedule^[26]
  • November 29 & 30, 2014: In conjunction with the first World Cup in  Austria
    • Men's winner: Felix Loch
    • Women's winner: Natalie Geisenberger
    • Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken
  • December 12 & 13, 2014: In conjunction with the third World Cup in  Canada
    • Men's winner: Chris Mazdzer
    • Women's winner: Alex Gough
    • Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  • February 21 & 22: In conjunction with the eighth World Cup in  Germany (final)
    • Men's winner: Felix Loch
    • Women's winner: Erin Hamlin
    • Doubles winners: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken

Team Relay World Cup

• December 5, 2014 – March 1, 2015: 2014–15 Team relay World Cup Schedule^[26]
  • December 5 & 6, 2014: In conjunction with the second World Cup in the  United States
    • Winners:  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
  • January 3 & 4: In conjunction with the fourth World Cup in  Germany
    • Winners:  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
  • January 17 & 18: In conjunction with the fifth World Cup in Germany
    • Winners:  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
  • January 24 & 25: In conjunction with the sixth World Cup in Germany
    • Winners:  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
  • January 31 & February 1: In conjunction with the seventh World Cup in  Norway
    • Winners:  Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
  • February 28 & March 1: In conjunction with the ninth World Cup in  Russia (final)
    • Winners:  Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)

World and regional luge championships

• January 16 & 17: 2015 FIL Junior World Championships in Lillehammer
  • Men's winner: Roman Repilov
  • Women's winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing
  • Team Relay winners: Ulla Zirne, Kristers Aparjods, and Kristens Putins & Karlis Kriss Matuzels
• January 24 & 25: 2015 Junior European Luge Championships in Oberhof
  • Men's winner: Sabastian Bley
  • Women's winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing
  • Team Relay winners: Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexei Groshev
• February 14 & 15: 2015 FIL World Luge Championships in Sigulda
  • Men's winner: Semen Pavlichenko
  • Women's winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
  • Mixed Team Relay winners: Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  • Men's Under-23 winner: Aleksander Peretyagin
  • Women's Under-23 Singles winner: Ekaterina Katnikova
  • Men's Under-23 Doubles winners Andrey Bogdanov / Andrey Medvedev
• February 28 & March 1: 2015 FIL European Luge Championships in Sochi
  • Men's Individual winner: Semen Pavlichenko
  • Men's Doubles winners: Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt
  • Women's Individual winner: Dajana Eitberger
  • Team Relay winners: Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt

Speed skating

Long track speed skating

LT World Cup

• November 14, 2014 – March 22, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
  • November 14 – 16, 2014, in Obihiro^[28]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[29]
  • November 21 – 23, 2014, in Seoul^[30]
    •  Russia won the gold medal tally. The  Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[31]
  • December 5 – 7, 2014, in Berlin^[32]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[33]
  • December 12 – 14, 2014, in Heerenveen (#1)^[34]
    • Host nation, the  Netherlands,  Russia, and the  United States won 3 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[35]
  • January 31 & February 1 in Hamar^[36]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[37]
  • February 7 & 8 in Heerenveen (#2)^[38]
    • The  United States won the gold medal tally. The  Netherlands and the United States won 5 overall medals each.^[39]
  • March 21 & 22 in Erfurt (final)^[40]
    • The  United States won the gold medal tally. The  Netherlands won the overall medal tally.^[41]
• Men's overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov^[42]
• Women's overall winner: Heather Richardson^[43]

LT Junior World Cup

• November 22, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating
  • November 22 & 23, 2014, in Calgary^[44]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[45]
  • December 13 & 14, 2014, in Minsk^[46]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[47]
  • January 10 & 11 in Changchun^[48]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • January 17 & 18 in Collalbo^[49]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[50]
  • February 14 & 15 in Warsaw (final)^[51]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[52]

Long track speed skating championships

• January 10 & 11: 2015 Asian Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Changchun^[53]
  • Men's 500m winner #1: Sung Ching-yang
  • Men's 500m #2 and overall winner: Sung Ching-yang
  • Women's 500m winner #1: Zhang Hong
  • Women's 500m #2 and overall winner: Zhang Hong
  • Men's 1000m winner: LI Bailin
  • Women's 1000m winner: Zhang Hong
  • Men's 1500m winner: LI Bailin
  • Women's 1500m winner: Li Qishi
  • Men's 5000m winner: Sun Longjiang
  • Women's 3000m winner: Zhao Xin
  • Men's 10,000m winner: Sun Longjiang
  • Women's 5000m winner: HAO Jiachen
• January 10 & 11: 2015 European Speed Skating Championships in Chelyabinsk^[54]
  • Men's 500m winner: Koen Verweij
  • Women's 500m winner: Ireen Wüst
  • Men's 1500m winner: Denis Yuskov
  • Women's 1500m winner: Ireen Wüst
  • Men's 5000m winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's 3000m winner: Martina Sábliková
  • Men's 10,000m winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's 5000m winner: Martina Sábliková
• February 12 – 15: 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen^[55]
  • Men's 500m winner #1: Pavel Kulizhnikov
  • Men's 500m #2 winner and overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
  • Women's 500m winner #1: Heather Richardson
  • Women's 500m #2 winner and overall winner: Heather Richardson
  • Men's 1000m winner: Shani Davis
  • Women's 1000m winner: Brittany Bowe
  • Men's 1500m winner: Denis Yuskov
  • Women's 1500m winner: Brittany Bowe
  • Men's 5000m winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's 3000m winner: Martina Sábliková
  • Men's 10,000m winner: Jorrit Bergsma
  • Women's 5000m winner: Martina Sábliková
  • Men's Team Pursuit winners:  Netherlands (Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij, Douwe de Vries, Wouter olde Heuvel)
  • Women's Team Pursuit winners:  Japan (Ayaka Kikuchi, Miho Takagi, Nana Takagi, Maki Tabata)
  • Men's Mass Start winner: Arjan Stroetinga
  • Women's Mass Start winner: Irene Schouten
• February 20 – 22: 2015 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw^[56][57]
  • Men's Junior 500m winner: Kim Jun-ho
  • Women's Junior 500m winner: Vanessa Bittner
  • Men's Junior 1000m winner: FAN Yang
  • Women's Junior 1000m winner: Vanessa Bittner
  • Men's Junior 1500m winner: Patrick Roest
  • Women's Junior 1500m winner: Melissa Wijfje
  • Men's Junior 5000m winner: Nils van der Poel
  • Women's Junior 3000m winner: Melissa Wijfje
  • Men's Junior Team Sprint winners: YANG Seung-yong / KIM Jun-ho / KIM Min-seok
  • Women's Junior Team Sprint winners: KIM Min-sun / JANG Mi / PARK Cho-won
  • Men's Junior Team Pursuit winners: Marcel Bosker / Wesly Dijs / Patrick Roest
  • Women's Junior Team Pursuit winners: Sanneke de Neeling / Esmée Visser / Melissa Wijfje
  • Men's Junior Mass Start winner: OH Hyun-min
  • Women's Junior Mass Start winner: Vanessa Bittner
  • Men's Junior All Round winner: Patrick Roest
  • Women's Junior All Round winner: Melissa Wijfje
• February 28 & March 1: 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Astana^[58]
  • Men's overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
  • Women's overall winner: Brittany Bowe
• March 7 – 8: 2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Calgary^[59]
  • Men's overall winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's overall winner: Martina Sáblíková

Short track speed skating

ST World Cup

• November 7, 2014 – February 15, 2015: 2014–15 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
  • November 7 – 9, 2014, in Salt Lake City^[60]
    • Men: Both  South Korea and  Russia won 2 gold and 4 overall medals each.
    • Women:  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 14 – 16, 2014, in Montreal^[61]
    • Men:  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women:  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 12 – 14, 2014, in Shanghai^[62]
    • Men:  South Korea won the gold medal tally.  Canada won the overall medal tally.
    • Women:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 19 – 21, 2014, in Seoul^[63]
    • Men: Host nation,  South Korea, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women: Host nation,  South Korea, and  China won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
  • February 6 – 8 in Dresden^[64]
    • Men:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  South Korea and Russia won 4 overall medals each.
    • Women:  South Korea won the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 13 – 15 in Erzurum (final)^[65]
    • Men:  China won the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women:  Italy and  China won 2 gold medals each.  Canada won the overall medal tally.

Short track speed skating championships

• January 23 – 25: 2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht^[66]
  • Overall men's winner: Sjinkie Knegt
  • Overall women's winner: Elise Christie
  • Men's medal tally: The  Netherlands and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's medal tally:  Great Britain and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
• February 27 – March 1: 2015 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Osaka^[67]
  • Men's Junior 500m winner: KIM Da-gyeom
  • Women's Junior 500m winner: SON Ha-kyung
  • Men's Junior 1000m winner: KIM Da-gyeom
  • Women's Junior 1000m winner: KIM Ji-yoo
  • Men's Junior 1500m winner: PARK Ji-won
  • Women's Junior 1500m winner: Kong Sang-jeong
  • Men's Junior 3000m Relay winners: PARK Ji-won / KIM Da-gyeom / LIM Yong-jin / YOON Sumin
  • Women's Junior 3000m Relay winners: SON Ha-kyung / KIM Ji-yoo / Kong Sang-jeong / LEE Suyoun
  • Men's Junior Overall winner: KIM Da-gyeom
  • Women's Junior Overall winner: Kong Sang-jeong
• March 13 – 15: 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Moscow^[68]
  • Men's 500m winner: Wu Dajing
  • Women's 500m winner: Fan Kexin
  • Men's 1000m winner: Park Se-yeong
  • Women's 1000m winner: Choi Min-jeong
  • Men's 1500m winner: Semion Elistratov
  • Women's 1500m winner: Arianna Fontana
  • Men's 3000m winner: Sjinkie Knegt
  • Women's 3000m winner: Choi Min-jeong
  • Men's 5000m Team Relay winners: (Wu Dajing, Chen Dequan, Xu Hongzhi, Han Tianyu)
  • Women's 3000m Team Relay winners: (Noh Do Hee, Shim Suk-hee, Kim A-lang, Choi Min-jeong)
• Men's overall winner: Sjinkie Knegt
• Women's overall winner: Choi Min-jeong

See also

• 2015 in athletics (track and field)
• 2015 in skiing
• 2015 in sports

References

External links

• Federation of International Bandy
• The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
• World Curling Federation
• International Skating Union
• International Ice Hockey Federation
• International Luge Federation