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South Korea 2 (in 1 host city) 10–22 February 8 United States (2nd title) Canada Finland Olympic Athletes from Russia 22 109 (4.95 per game) 85,565 (3,889 per game) Alina Müller (10 points) Mélodie Daoust
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Gangneung , South Korea between 10 and 22 February 2018. Eight countries qualified for the tournament; five of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation , one, South Korea , automatically qualified as hosts, while the two others took part in a qualification tournament. Under a special agreement with the IOC and the IIHF, twelve North Korean players joined the host team to form a united team. They were allowed to have an expanded roster of 35 where 22 players dress for each game. Three North Korean players were selected for each game by coach Sarah Murray .
The United States winning the gold medal for second time, marks the first time in 20 years that the United States took home a gold medal in women's hockey. They previously won in 1998 in Nagano, Japan , which was also against Canada. Canada's loss ended their winning streak of four consecutive winter games, having won since 2002 .
Canada and the United States assured themselves of top four ranking after the 2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships by the end of the 2015 Championships and qualified for the A group.
Finland , Russia , and Sweden qualified by their ranking after the 2016 Championships.
South Korea qualified as the host team. The remaining two teams qualified from qualification tournaments.
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 19 September 2014 Tenerife 1 South Korea 2016 IIHF World Ranking 7 December 2012 – 10 April 2016 Kamloops 5 United States Canada Finland Russia Sweden Final qualification tournament 9–12 February 2017 Arosa 1 Switzerland Final qualification tournament 9–12 February 2017 Tomakomai 1 Japan
Notes
The top four teams based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking , the United States, Canada, Finland and Olympic Athletes from Russia, compete in Group A, while the remaining four teams compete in Group B. The top two teams in Group A received a bye to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, the third placed team in Group A played the second place team in Group B, while the fourth placed team in Group A played the first place team in Group B. The winners advanced to the semifinals, while the two losers, and the third and fourth placed teams in Group B, competed in a classification bracket for places five through eight.
10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.
All times are local (UTC+9 ).
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11 February 201816:40 Finland 1–3(1–0, 0–2, 0–1) United States Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,032
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11 February 201821:10 Canada 5–0(0–0, 3–0, 2–0) Olympic Athletes from Russia Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,912
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13 February 201816:40 Canada 4–1(2–0, 2–0, 0–1) Finland Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,879
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13 February 201821:10 United States 5–0(1–0, 3–0, 1–0) Olympic Athletes from Russia Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,797
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15 February 201812:10 United States 1–2(0–0, 0–2, 1–0) Canada Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,885
Game reference
Maddie Rooney Goalies Geneviève Lacasse Referees: Aina Hove Katarina TimglasLinesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Veronica Johansson 0–127:18 – Agosta (Spooner, Jenner) (PP)0–234:56 – Nurse (Larocque)Coyne (Decker) – 40:231–2 0–1 27:18 – Agosta (Spooner, Jenner) (PP) 0–2 34:56 – Nurse (Larocque) Coyne (Decker) – 40:23 1–2 0–1 27:18 – Agosta (Spooner, Jenner) (PP) 0–2 34:56 – Nurse (Larocque) Coyne (Decker) – 40:23 1–2 12 min Penalties 8 min 45 Shots 23
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15 February 201816:40 Olympic Athletes from Russia 1–5(0–1, 0–2, 1–2) Finland Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,353
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10 February 201816:40 Japan 1–2(0–1, 1–0, 0–1) Sweden Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,762
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Nana Fujimoto Goalies Sara Grahn Referees: Katie Guay Melissa SzkolaLinesmen: Nataša Pagon Zuzana Svobodová 0–102:21 – Rask (Küller, Carlsson)Ukita (Kubo) – 36:521–11–241:53 – Hjalmarsson (Grahm) 0–1 02:21 – Rask (Küller, Carlsson) Ukita (Kubo) – 36:52 1–1 1–2 41:53 – Hjalmarsson (Grahm) 0–1 02:21 – Rask (Küller, Carlsson) Ukita (Kubo) – 36:52 1–1 1–2 41:53 – Hjalmarsson (Grahm) 2 min Penalties 8 min 31 Shots 26
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10 February 201821:10 Switzerland 8–0(3–0, 3–0, 2–0) Korea Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,606
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12 February 201816:40 Switzerland 3–1(0–0, 2–0, 1–1) Japan Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,033
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12 February 201821:10 Sweden 8–0(4–0, 1–0, 3–0) Korea Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,244
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14 February 201812:10 Sweden 1–2(0–0, 0–1, 1–1) Switzerland Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,545
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Sara Grahn Goalies Florence Schelling Referees: Nikoleta Celárová Katie GuayLinesmen: Charlotte Girard-Fabre Lisa Linnek 0–133:51 – Müller (Meier, Stalder) (PP)Borgqvist (Olsson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 47:351–11–251:28 – Stänz (Meier, Müller) (PP) 0–1 33:51 – Müller (Meier, Stalder) (PP) Borgqvist (Olsson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 47:35 1–1 1–2 51:28 – Stänz (Meier, Müller) (PP) 0–1 33:51 – Müller (Meier, Stalder) (PP) Borgqvist (Olsson, Nylén Persson) (PP) – 47:35 1–1 1–2 51:28 – Stänz (Meier, Müller) (PP) 12 min Penalties 8 min 34 Shots 47
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14 February 201816:40 Korea 1–4(0–2, 1–0, 0–2) Japan Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,110
Fifth place bracket
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5–8th place semifinals Fifth place game 18 February Switzerland 2 20 February Korea 0 Switzerland 1 18 February Japan 0 Sweden 1 Japan (OT) 2 Seventh place game 20 February Sweden 6 Korea 1
The top two teams in Group A received byes and were deemed the home team in the semifinals as they were seeded to advance.
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17 February 201812:10 Olympic Athletes from Russia 6–2(1–0, 2–2, 3–0) Switzerland Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,903
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17 February 201816:40 Finland 7–2(3–0, 2–2, 2–0) Sweden Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,803
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18 February 201812:10 Switzerland 2–0(1–0, 1–0, 0–0) Korea Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,811
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Janine Alder Goalies Shin So-jung Referees: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Katarina TimglasLinesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Veronica Johansson Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:351–0Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:522–0 Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:35 1–0 Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:52 2–0 Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:35 1–0 Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:52 2–0 2 min Penalties 8 min 53 Shots 19
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18 February 201816:40 Sweden 1–2 OT(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)(OT: 0–1) Japan Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,554
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Sara Grahn Goalies Nana Fujimoto Referees: Dina Allen Aina HoveLinesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd 0–121:43 – Koike (Yoneyama, Ono)Johansson (SH) – 26:251–11–263:16 – A. Toko (Osawa) 0–1 21:43 – Koike (Yoneyama, Ono) Johansson (SH) – 26:25 1–1 1–2 63:16 – A. Toko (Osawa) 0–1 21:43 – Koike (Yoneyama, Ono) Johansson (SH) – 26:25 1–1 1–2 63:16 – A. Toko (Osawa) 8 min Penalties 8 min 29 Shots 37
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19 February 201813:10 United States 5−0(2−0, 2−0, 1−0) Finland Gangneung Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 5,173
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19 February 201821:10 Canada 5–0(1–0, 1–0, 3–0) Olympic Athletes from Russia Gangneung Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,396
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20 February 201812:10 Sweden 6–1(2–1, 1–0, 3–0) Korea Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,125
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20 February 201816:40 Switzerland 1–0(1–0, 0–0, 0–0) Japan Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,958
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Florence Schelling Goalies Nana Fujimoto Referees: Gabriella Gran Katarina TimglasLinesmen: Charlotte Girard-Fabre Veronica Johansson Raselli – 03:191–0 Raselli – 03:19 1–0 Raselli – 03:19 1–0 6 min Penalties 4 min 14 Shots 20
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21 February 201816:40 Finland 3–2(1–0, 2–1, 0–1) Olympic Athletes from Russia Kwandong Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 3,217
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22 February 201813:10 Canada 2–3 GWS(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)(OT: 0–0)(SO: 0–1) United States Gangneung Hockey Centre, GangneungAttendance: 4,467
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament United StatesLee SteckleinCayla BarnesMegan KellerKali FlanaganMonique Lamoureux-MorandoEmily PfalzerMeghan Duggan (C)Haley SkarupaKelly PannekBrianna Decker (A)Jocelyne Lamoureux-DavidsonGigi MarvinHannah BrandtHilary KnightKacey Bellamy (A)Sidney MorinDani CameranesiKendall CoyneAmanda KesselNicole Hensley (G)Alex Rigsby (G)Maddie Rooney (G)Amanda PelkeyHead coach: Robb Stauber CanadaShannon Szabados (G)Meghan Agosta (A)Jocelyne Larocque (A)Brigette LacquetteLauriane RougeauRebecca JohnstonLaura StaceyLaura FortinoJenn WakefieldJill SaulnierMeaghan MikkelsonRenata FastMélodie DaoustBailey BramBrianne Jenner (A)Sarah NurseHaley IrwinNatalie SpoonerEmily ClarkMarie-Philip Poulin (C)Geneviève Lacasse (G)Ann-Renée Desbiens (G)Blayre TurnbullHead coach: Laura Schuler FinlandEveliina Suonpää (G)Isa RahunenRosa LindstedtJenni Hiirikoski (C)Mira JalosuoElla ViitasuoVenla HoviLinda VälimäkiAnnina RajahuhtaRiikka Välilä (A)Minttu TuominenMeeri Räisänen (G)Petra NieminenEmma NuutinenSanni HakalaNoora TulusSara SäkkinenSaila SaariMichelle Karvinen (A)Noora Räty (G)Tanja NiskanenSusanna TapaniRonja SavolainenHead coach: Pasi Mustonen
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Alina Müller 6 7 3 10 +5 4 F Christine Meier 6 0 8 8 +4 0 D Mélodie Daoust 5 3 4 7 +7 2 F Marie-Philip Poulin 5 3 3 6 +5 8 F Lara Stalder 6 3 3 6 +3 4 F Michelle Karvinen 6 3 3 6 –1 2 F Fanny Rask 6 2 4 6 +4 0 F Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson 5 4 1 5 +3 0 F Riikka Välilä 6 4 1 5 –2 0 F Rebecca Johnston 5 3 2 5 +2 2 F Dani Cameranesi 5 3 2 5 +1 0 F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Shannon Szabados 200:00 4 1.20 79 94.94 1 Maddie Rooney 258:56 5 1.16 92 94.57 1 Sara Grahn 262:14 8 1.83 145 94.48 1 Florence Schelling 298:19 7 1.41 120 94.17 2 Nana Fujimoto 236:30 7 1.78 87 91.95 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Media All-Stars
Goaltender: Noora Räty
Defencemen: Jenni Hiirikoski, Laura Fortino
Forwards: Mélodie Daoust, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Alina Müller
Most Valuable Player: Mélodie Daoust
Best players selected by the directorate:
Best Goaltender: Shannon Szabados
Best Defenceman: Jenni Hiirikoski
Best Forward: Alina Müller
Source: IIHF.com
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