SafekipediaIce hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics happened in Beijing, China, from February 3 to February 17, 2022. Ten countries played in this fun event. Six teams got their spots because of their rankings by the International Ice Hockey Federation, and China joined in automatically as the host nation. The other three teams qualified through a special tournament.
The United States was the champion from the last Olympics. In an exciting final, Canada won the gold medal by beating the United States 3–2. Finland got the bronze medal after a strong 4–0 win against Switzerland. The top teams were in the same order as in the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Qualified teams
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification
Ten countries played in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Six teams got their spots by their rankings. China got a spot because they were the host country. Three more teams earned their spots through a special qualification tournament. The United States were the team that had won the last Olympics.
Notes
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a 2020 IIHF World Ranking and formulated from the following events: 2017 World Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2019 World Championship and 2020 World Championship
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b Halifax and Truro were the sites for 2020 IIHF World Championship; the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was to be finalized with regards to the direct qualification slots, but several 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeding for 2020 was used in lieu of placement to determine ranking for unplayed tournaments.
Format
The ten teams were split into two groups of five teams each. In each group, every team played against the others once. All teams from Group A and the top three teams from Group B went to the quarterfinals. After the group stage, the teams played in a knockout system to decide the final results.
Venues
| Beijing National Indoor Stadium Capacity: 19,418 | Wukesong Arena Capacity: 15,384 |
|---|---|
| Beijing | Beijing |
Rosters
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters
This section lists the players on each team for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics. You can find out who played for each country and see the full team rosters here.
Match officials
Twelve referees and twelve linesmen were picked to help with the ice hockey matches for the women’s tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Referees  Elizabeth Mantha Lacey Senuk Anniina Nurmi Tijana Haack Daria Abrosimova Daria Ermak Maria Furberg Anna Wiegand Chelsea Rapin | Linesmen  Julia Kainberger Alex Clarke Justine Todd Jenni Heikkinen Linnea Sainio Lisa Linnek Diana Mokhova Anna Hammar Veronica Lovensnö Jacqueline Spresser Sara Strong |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+8).
Tiebreak criteria
In each group, teams were ranked by how many points they earned. Teams got points like this: three for a win, two for a win after extra time, one for a loss after extra time, and zero for a loss.
If two teams had the same number of points, the result of their game against each other decided who was higher. If three or four teams had the same points, more rules were used. These rules looked at points from games between the tied teams, goal differences in those games, goals scored, and the 2021 IIHF World Ranking.
Group A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 |  ROC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 5 |  Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
Playoff round
The winning teams moved on to the semi-finals. Their placement depended on which group they were in and their rank in that group.
| Rank | Team | Grp | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | A | 1 |
| 2 | United States | A | 2 |
| 3 | Finland | A | 3 |
| 4 | ROC | A | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | A | 5 |
| 6 | Japan | B | 1 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | B | 2 |
| 8 | Sweden | B | 3 |
Medalists
The women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics happened in Beijing, China. It started on February 3 and ended on February 17. Ten teams played. Six teams came in based on their rankings. China joined as the host country. Three more teams earned their spots in a special tournament. The United States had won the gold medal in the last Olympics.
Final ranking
The teams that came in fifth to eighth place were ranked by how they did in the early games and their final results.
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Statistics
The best players in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics are listed below. You can see who scored the most points and goals, and which goalies saved the most shots.
The best players got awards at the end of the tournament on February 17, 2022.
Brianne Jenner was chosen as the most valuable player, or MVP, of the tournament.
Brianne Jenner was named the MVP of the tournament.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Nurse | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +19 | 4 | F |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +9 | 6 | F |
| Brianne Jenner | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +15 | 2 | F |
| Natalie Spooner | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +12 | 0 | F |
| Claire Thompson | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +23 | 2 | D |
| Sarah Fillier | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +13 | 0 | F |
| Hilary Knight | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Alina Müller | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Rebecca Johnston | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Jamie Lee Rattray | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Lara Stalder | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –3 | 2 | F |
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Jiaying | 182:46 | 4 | 1.31 | 89 | 95.51 | 0 |
| Klára Peslarová | 262:03 | 7 | 1.60 | 127 | 94.49 | 0 |
| Ann-Renée Desbiens | 300:00 | 9 | 1.80 | 150 | 94.00 | 0 |
| Alex Cavallini | 236:51 | 5 | 1.27 | 65 | 92.31 | 1 |
| Nana Fujimoto | 292:54 | 12 | 2.46 | 149 | 91.95 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|
| Klára Peslarová | Claire Thompson Jenni Hiirikoski | Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Brianne Jenner |
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