(4th) 11–2 Japan (12th) USA (6th) 8–4 Yugoslavia (10th) Final round First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze. February 6 Czechoslovakia 2–1 Finland West Germany 7–4 Poland USSR 6–2 USA February 8 Finland 5–3 West Germany USSR 16–1 Poland Czechoslovakia 5–0 USA February 10 USSR 7–3 West Germany Poland 1–0 Czechoslovakia USA 5–4 Finland February 12 Czechoslovakia 7–4 West Germany USA 7–2 Poland USSR 7–2 Finland February 14 USSR 4–3 Czechoslovakia Finland 7–1 Poland West Germany 4–1 USA Notes: Consolation round Teams that lost their games in the qualification round played in this group. February 5 Yugoslavia 6–4 Switzerland Romania 3–1 Japan Austria 6–2 Bulgaria February 7 Yugoslavia 4–3 Romania Switzerland 8–3 Bulgaria Austria 3–2 Japan February 9 Yugoslavia 8–5 Bulgaria Austria 3–4 Romania Japan 6–4 Switzerland February 11 Romania 9–4 Bulgaria Austria 3–5 Switzerland Japan 4–3 Yugoslavia February 13 Romania 4–3 Switzerland Japan 7–5 Bulgaria Austria 3–1 Yugoslavia Statistics Average age Team Bulgaria was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 9 months. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 4 months. Gold medalists team USSR averaged 26 years and 4 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 7 months. Leading scorers Final ranking References External links Jeux Olympiques 1976 1976 Winter Olympics events 1976 Olympics, Winter 1976