Manitoba while additionally in the top 3 women's national champions, as well as multiple world champions in the sport. The province also hosts the world's largest curling tournament in the MCA Bonspiel. The province is regular host to Grand Slam events which feature as the largest cash events in the sport such as the annual Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic as well as other rotating events. Though not as prominent as hockey and curling, long track speed skating also features as a notable and top winter sport in Manitoba. The province has produced some of the world's best female speed skaters
Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament the 2011 IIHF World Ranking will choose which tournament (either boys' or girls') they want to compete in. First priority is given to higher ranked nations. Each country is allowed to enter 17 athletes each. Points to each team are awarded as follows: If two or more teams are tied in points, the following tiebreaker criteria will be used: If a criterion leaves only two teams tied, then those teams will be ranked based on their head-to-head result. Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament The boys' ice hockey tournament at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics