The Soviets went undefeated and won their first Olympic ice hockey gold medal .
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy , Canada 's Kitchener - Waterloo Dutchmen lost to both the Soviets and the United States in the medal round and won the bronze .
The Soviets went undefeated and won Soviets ' first Olympic ice hockey gold medal .
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy , Canada 's Kitchener - Waterloo Dutchmen lost to both the Soviets and the United States in the medal round and won the bronze .