Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China, from February 3 to February 17, 2022. Ten countries competed in this exciting event. Six teams earned their spots based on their rankings by the International Ice Hockey Federation, while China joined in automatically as the host nation. The remaining three teams qualified through a special tournament.

The United States was the defending champion from the previous Olympics. In a thrilling final, Canada won the gold medal by beating the United States 3–2. Finland secured the bronze medal after a strong 4–0 victory against Switzerland. The order of the top teams was the same 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 took part in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Six teams got their spots by their rankings, one team was China as the host country, and three more teams earned their places through a special qualification tournament. The United States were the team that had won the last Olympics.

Notes

1. ^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

2. ^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 divided into two groups, each with five teams. In each group, every team played against the others once. All teams from Group A and the top three teams from Group B moved on to the quarterfinals. After the group stage, the teams competed in a knockout system to decide the final results.

Venues

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 chosen to help run the ice hockey matches for the women’s tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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 in regular time, two for a win in overtime or shootout, one for a loss in overtime or shootout, and zero for a loss in regular time.

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 to decide the ranking. 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

Playoff round

The winning teams were rearranged for the semi-finals based on two things: which group they played in and their rank within that group.

Medalists

The women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China, from February 3 to February 17. Ten teams competed, with six qualifying through their rankings, China as the host, and three others earning their spots in a special tournament. The United States were the team that had won the previous Olympic gold medal.

Final ranking

The teams that finished in fifth to eighth place were ranked based on their group in the early rounds and their final standing.

Source: IIHF
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Statistics

The top 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, as well as which goalies saved the most shots.

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

The best players were recognized with 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.