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

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held in Beijing, China between 3 and 17 February 2022.^[1] Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.

2022 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	China
Venue(s)	Beijing National Indoor Stadium Wukesong Arena
Dates	3–17 February 2022
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Canada (5th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played	28
Goals scored	176 (6.29 per game)
Attendance	16,662 (595 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sarah Nurse (18 points)
Awards
MVP	Brianne Jenner
← 2018 2026 →

The United States had been the defending champion. Canada won the gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2.^[2] Finland defeated Switzerland 4–0 for the bronze medal. The final standings were the exact repeat of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Qualified teams

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	17 May 2018[3]	Copenhagen	1	China
2020 IIHF World Ranking[a]	12 December 2016 – 10 April 2020	—	6[4]	United States  Canada  Finland ROC   Switzerland  Japan
Final qualification tournament[5]	11–14 November 2021[6][7]	Chomutov	1	Czech Republic
		Füssen	1	Denmark
		Luleå	1	Sweden
Total			10

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 split into two groups of five teams each, in which they played against each team once. All teams from Group A and the top-three ranked teams from Group B advanced to the quarterfinals. A knockout system was used after the group stage.

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

Match officials

12 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[8][9]

Referees Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Lacey Senuk Anniina Nurmi Tijana Haack Daria Abrosimova Daria Ermak Nikoleta Celárová Maria Furberg Anna Wiegand Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin

Linesmen Julia Kainberger Alex Clarke Justine Todd Jenni Heikkinen Linnea Sainio Lisa Linnek Diana Mokhova Anna Hammar Veronica Lovensnö Kendall Hanley Jacqueline Spresser Sara Strong

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).^[10]

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:

1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
3. In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
   1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
   5. Place in 2021 IIHF World Ranking.

Group A

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[a]
4	ROC	4	1	0	0	3	6	18	−12	3[a]
5	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	6	27	−21	3[a]

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Finland 3 Pts, +4 GD; ROC 3 Pts, −2 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD. ROC defeated Switzerland 5–2.

3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) 12:10 v

Canada

12–1 (3–0, 5–0, 4–1)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 821

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Daria Ermak Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Linnea Sainio
	Fillier (Spooner) – 01:04 1–0 Fillier (Poulin) – 07:55 2–0 Spooner (Fillier, Ambrose) – 11:20 3–0 Johnston (Thompson, Turnbull) – 28:06 4–0 Stacey (Bell) – 28:21 5–0 Spooner (Nurse, Thompson) (PP) – 33:20 6–0 Turnbull (Thompson, Johnston) – 35:40 7–0 Stacey (Shelton) – 37:02 8–0 Turnbull (Rattray, Spooner) – 46:14 9–0 9–1 48:30 – Stalder (Christen) (PP2) Bell (Turnbull, Johnston) – 53:46 10–1 Thompson (Johnston, Nurse) – 56:20 11–1 Ambrose (Spooner, Thompson) (PP) – 59:58 12–1
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	70	Shots	15

3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) 21:10 v

Finland

2–5 (0–2, 0–2, 2–1)

United States

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 335

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Maddie Rooney	Referees: Kelly Cooke Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	0–1 10:37 – Kessel (Harmon) 0–2 13:00 – Carpenter (Pannek, Dunne) (PP) 0–3 25:32 – Coyne Schofield (Barnes, Compher) 0–4 26:36 – Coyne Schofield (Harmon, Knight) Tapani (Laitinen, Nieminen) (PP) – 43:15 1–4 1–5 48:01 – Carpenter (Roque, Kessel) Tapani (Karvinen) (PP) – 57:40 2–5
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	52

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4 February 2022 (2022-02-04) 12:10 v

ROC

5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Game reference
	Maria Sorokina	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Kendall Hanley Jacqueline Spresser
	Dobrodeyeva (Vafina, Pavlova) – 05:54 1–0 1–1 17:16 – Stalder (Christen, Müller) (PP) Bolgareva (Kadirova) – 17:29 2–1 2–2 26:57 – Müller (Ryhner) (SH) Shibanova (Pechnikova, Bratisheva) – 30:30 3–2 Bolgareva (Kadirova) – 37:07 4–2 Bolgareva (Vafina) (SH) – 41:39 5–2
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	30

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5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 12:10 v

Canada

11–1 (2–1, 5–0, 4–0)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 670

Game reference
	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Goalies	Meeri Räisänen Anni Keisala	Referees: Chelsea Rapin Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Veronica Lovensnö
	Fillier (Spooner, Thompson) – 01:01 1–0 Nurse – 12:45 2–0 2–1 18:27 – Tuominen Fillier (Fast, Spooner) – 23:22 3–1 Nurse (Spooner, Rattray) – 30:01 4–1 Jenner (Larocque, Poulin) – 31:20 5–1 Jenner (Zandee-Hart, Poulin) – 34:27 6–1 Stacey (Maltais, Shelton) – 36:35 7–1 Rattray (Jenner, Bell) – 47:06 8–1 Nurse (Ambrose, Spooner) – 53:07 9–1 Stacey (Shelton, Bell) – 54:10 10–1 Jenner (Clark, Poulin) – 54:45 11–1
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	48	Shots	29

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 21:10 v

United States

5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0)

ROC

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 581

Game reference
	Nicole Hensley	Goalies	Maria Sorokina Daria Gredzen	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Anna Hammar Jenni Heikkinen
	Harmon (Knight, Brandt) – 12:29 1–0 Knight (Harmon, Coyne Schofield) – 28:51 2–0 Zumwinkle (Cameranesi, Bozek) – 43:57 3–0 Compher (Murphy, Scamurra) – 46:15 4–0 Carpenter (Kessel, Harmon) – 48:44 5–0
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	62	Shots	12

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6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) 21:10 v

Switzerland

0–8 (0–5, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 545

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees: Maria Furberg Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	0–1 05:40 – Knight (Brandt, Keller) (PP) 0–2 14:04 – Compher (Scamurra, Bozek) 0–3 14:13 – Knight 0–4 16:15 – Pannek 0–5 19:38 – Kessel (Dunne, Barnes) 0–6 22:11 – Pannek (Kessel, Carpenter) 0–7 37:12 – Compher (Bozek, Dunne) 0–8 57:29 – Cameranesi (Pannek, Barnes)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	12	Shots	66

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7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) 13:15 v

ROC

1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2)

Canada

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 545

Game reference
	Daria Gredzen Maria Sorokina	Goalies	Emerance Maschmeyer	Referees: Daria Ermak Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Veronica Lovensnö Linnea Sainio
	0–1 02:09 – Nurse 0–2 02:29 – Fillier (Fast, Rattray) 0–3 27:45 – Rattray (Spooner, Nurse) (PP) 0–4 30:29 – Ambrose (Johnston, Stacey) Shokhina (Vafina) – 37:21 1–4 1–5 40:39 – Johnston (Jenner, Poulin) (PP) 1–6 45:50 – Poulin (Jenner, Ambrose) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	12	Shots	49

7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) 21:10 v

Switzerland

3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Finland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 742

Game reference
	Andrea Brändli	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Kendall Hanley Diana Mokhova
	Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP2) – 11:52 1–0 1–1 27:49 – Laitinen (Savolainen, Tuominen) (PP) Rüegg (Müller, Leemann) (PP, EA) – 30:00 2–1 Stalder (Müller, Sigrist) – 41:21 3–1 3–2 50:11 – Holopainen (Vainikkaa, Tulus)
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	40

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8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 12:10 v

United States

2–4 (0–1, 2–3, 0–0)

Canada

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 591

Game reference
	Maddie Rooney	Goalies	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Lacey Senuk Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Kendall Hanley Jacqueline Spresser
	0–1 14:10 – Jenner (Fillier, Poulin) (PP) Cameranesi (Pannek, Barnes) – 29:17 1–1 Carpenter (Kessel, Keller) (PP) – 31:34 2–1 2–2 32:00 – Jenner (Nurse) 2–3 34:25 – Rattray (Spooner, Zandee-Hart) 2–4 37:25 – Poulin (PS)
	2 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	27

8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 21:10 v

Finland

5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 797

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Maria Sorokina Valeria Merkusheva	Referees: Kelly Cooke Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	Rantala (Niskanen) – 09:06 1–0 Karvinen (Nieminen, Tulus) (PP) – 18:18 2–0 Nylund (Vanhanen, Rantala) – 27:09 3–0 Tuominen (Laitinen) (PP) – 30:37 4–0 Tapani (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 31:06 5–0
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	19

Group B

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

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) 12:10 v

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

China

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 499

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Chen Tiya	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Anna Hammar Julia Kainberger
	Radová (Vanišová, Mrázová) – 10:38 1–0 Křížová (Neubauerová, Čajanová) – 23:57 2–0 2–1 29:02 – Mi (Lin Q., Wang Yut.) (PP) Pejzlová (Horálková) – 46:27 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	14

3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) 16:40 v

Sweden

1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 482

Game reference
	Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Kendall Hanley Diana Mokhova
	0–1 19:13 – Koike (Kubo, Osawa) Nylén Persson (Wikner-Zienkiewicz) – 20:30 1–1 1–2 44:03 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Ao. Shiga) 1–3 58:59 – Yoneyama (Koyama, Hosoyamada) (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	40

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4 February 2022 (2022-02-04) 12:10 v

Denmark

1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2)

China

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 580

Game reference
	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Goalies	Zhou Jiaying	Referees: Daria Ermak Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Veronica Lovensnö Linnea Sainio
	Frandsen (N. Jensen, Glud) – 08:06 1–0 1–1 36:46 – Lin Q. (Yu, Wang Yut.) 1–2 59:10 – Lin N. (Lin Q.) 1–3 59:28 – Lin Q (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	32

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5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 16:40 v

Japan

6–2 (3–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 476

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Goalies	Cassandra Repstock-Romme Lisa Jensen	Referees: Kelly Cooke Maria Furberg Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	H. Yamashita (Miura, Koike) – 10:46 1–0 H. Toko (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) – 12:08 2–0 Ukita – 13:50 3–0 A. Toko (H. Toko) – 22:53 4–0 4–1 29:16 – Bau Hansen (N. Jensen) Ak. Shiga (Kubo, H. Toko) (PP) – 39:54 5–1 H. Yoneyama (H. Yamashita, Koike) – 48:02 6–1 6–2 59:55 – Jakobsen (Persson, Weis) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	20

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 16:40 v

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 438

Game reference
	Klára Peslarová	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Elizabeth Mantha Linesmen: Diana Mokhova Jacqueline Spresser
	Vanišová – 18:23 1–0 Hymlárová (SH) – 33:56 2–0 2–1 39:16 – Muren (Lin. Johansson, Adolfsson) Vanišová – 54:03 3–1
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	28

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6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) 16:40 v

China

2–1 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 506

Game reference
	Zhou Jiaying	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto	Referees: Tijana Haack Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Julia Kainberger
	0–1 18:02 – Hosoyamada (Koike, Osawa) (PP) Hu (Li B.) – 41:06 1–1
	Lin Q. Lin N. Zhang Mi	Shootout	Kubo Shiga Ukita H. Toko A. Toko
	6 min	Penalties	0 min
	30	Shots	33

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7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) 16:40 v

Denmark

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 637

Game reference
	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Goalies	Viktorie Švejdová	Referees: Maria Furberg Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	0–1 05:48 – Tejralová (Křížová) Jakobsen – 09:14 1–1 1–2 23:01 – Mrázová (Radová, Vanišová) Weis – 24:28 2–2 Glud (Jakobsen, N. Jensen) (PP) – 40:49 3–2
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	32

7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) 21:10 v

China

1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 588

Game reference
	Zhou Jiaying	Goalies	Emma Söderberg	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Julia Kainberger
	Kang (Lin J.) – 05:16 1–0 1–1 25:14 – Wikner-Zienkiewicz (PS) 1–2 26:39 – Bouveng (Nylén Persson, Waxin)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	33

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8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 16:40 v

Japan

3–2 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 638

Game reference
	Nana Fujimoto	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Daria Abrosimova Daria Ermak Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Linnea Sainio
	H. Toko (Ao. Shiga, A. Toko) (PP) – 04:00 1–0 1–1 26:09 – Křížová (Vanišová) H. Toko (Kubo, A. Toko) (PP) – 40:23 2–1 2–2 45:53 – Mlýnková
	Ukita Kubo Koyama H. Toko Ak. Shiga	Shootout	Pátková Křížová Pejzlová Mrázová Mills
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	38

8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 21:10 v

Sweden

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 696

Game reference
	Emma Söderberg	Goalies	Cassandra Repstock-Romme	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Anna Hammar Jenni Heikkinen
	Nordin (Lundin) – 04:00 1–0 1–1 34:04 – Oksbjerg (Jakobsen, Friis-Hansen) Lis. Johansson (Lundin, Waxin) (PP) – 36:00 2–1 Berglund (Ljungblom) (PP, ENG) – 59:43 3–1
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	26

Playoff round

Ranking

Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:^[11]

1. tier of the group played in
2. rank within 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

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal game
	11 February
	Canada	11
					14 February
	Sweden	0
					Canada	10
	12 February
					Switzerland	3
	ROC	2
									17 February
	Switzerland	4
									Canada	3
	11 February
									United States	2
	United States	4
					14 February
	Czech Republic	1
					United States	4
	12 February
					Finland	1			Bronze medal game
	Finland	7
									16 February
	Japan	1
									Finland	4
									Switzerland	0

Quarterfinals

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 12:10 v

United States

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Czech Republic

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 636

Game reference
	Alex Cavallini	Goalies	Klára Peslarová	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Anna Hammar Kendall Hanley
	0–1 24:59 – Pejzlová (Vanišová, Křížová) Knight (Coyne Schofield) – 25:47 1–1 Stecklein (Pannek, Keller) – 46:49 2–1 Harmon (Brandt, Knight) (PP) – 56:51 3–1 Coyne Schofield (Keller) (ENG) – 59:54 4–1
	11 min	Penalties	10 min
	59	Shots	6

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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 21:10 v

Canada

11–0 (4–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 669

Game reference
	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goalies	Emma Söderberg Ida Boman	Referees: Daria Abrosimova Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Alex Clarke Julia Kainberger
	Jenner (Poulin, Nurse) – 03:05 1–0 Fillier (Johnston, Poulin) (PP) – 17:05 2–0 Fillier (Rattray, Fast) – 17:41 3–0 Rattray (Thompson, Nurse) (PP) – 19:35 4–0 Spooner (Nurse, Larocque) (PP) – 23:16 5–0 Ambrose (Poulin, Thompson) – 25:15 6–0 Turnbull (Ambrose, Saulnier) – 26:56 7–0 Jenner (Poulin, Nurse) – 28:13 8–0 Clark (Bell, Hart) (PP) – 29:09 9–0 Jenner (Hart, Thompson) – 50:55 10–0 Fillier (Spooner, Fast) – 52:06 11–0
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	56	Shots	11

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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 12:10 v

ROC

2–4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 670

Game reference
	Valeria Merkusheva	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Jenni Heikkinen Sara Strong
	0–1 34:31 – Stänz (Müller, Stalder) Savonina (Shokhina, Korzhakova) – 37:38 1–1 1–2 47:31 – Rüegg (Moy, Vallario) Kadirova (Luchnikova, Provorova) – 56:53 2–2 2–3 57:23 – Müller (Stalder) 2–4 59:58 – Müller (SH, ENG)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	36

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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 16:40 v

Finland

7–1 (2–1, 2–0, 3–0)

Japan

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 675

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Nana Fujimoto Akane Konishi	Referees: Cianna Lieffers Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Veronica Lovensnö
	Nieminen (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 02:08 1–0 Vainikka (Laitinen, Holopainen) – 04:32 2–0 2–1 15:01 – Shiga (H. Toko) Karvinen (Nieminen, Tapani) – 25:01 3–1 Nieminen (Karvinen, Laitinen) – 28:29 4–1 Nieminen (Tapani, Hiirikoski) – 40:18 5–1 Tapani (Karvinen, Nieminen) – 48:28 6–1 Hakala (Niskanen, Laitinen) – 52:29 7–1
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	25

Semifinals

14 February 2022 (2022-02-14) 12:10 v

Canada

10–3 (5–1, 3–2, 2–0)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 645

Game reference
	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Andrea Brändli Saskia Maurer	Referees: Anniina Nurmi Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Jenni Hekkinen Jackie Spresser
	Thompson (Johnston) – 07:16 1–0 Rattray (Ambrose, Fillier) – 08:28 2–0 Turnbull (Thompson, Johnston) – 09:04 3–0 Fast (Nurse, Jenner) – 09:21 4–0 Ambrose (Daoust, Spooner) – 10:40 5–0 5–1 18:37 – Stalder (Müller) (PP) 5–2 24:59 – Müller (Stalder) Poulin (Nurse) – 27:52 6–2 Clark (Johnston, Turnbull) – 28:03 7–2 7–3 29:44 – Stalder (PP) Poulin (Nurse, Thompson) – 33:27 8–3 Maltais (Stacey, Saulnier) – 43:13 9–3 Jenner (Nurse) – 58:11 10–3
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	61	Shots	13

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14 February 2022 (2022-02-14) 21:10 v

United States

4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 642

Game reference
	Alex Cavallini	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referees: Kelly Cooke Cianna Lieffers Linesmen: Anna Hammar Julia Kainberger
	Barnes (Brandt, Knight) (PP) – 23:39 1–0 Knight (Harmon, Coyne Schofield) – 38:53 2–0 Scamurra (Barnes) – 55:20 3–0 3–1 59:34 – Tapani (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) (EA) Roque (Carpenter, Kessel) (ENG) – 59:55 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	26

Bronze medal game

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 19:30 v

Finland

4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Switzerland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 724

Game reference
	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Andrea Brändli	Referees: Elizabeth Mantha Lacey Senuk Linesmen: Alex Clarke Sara Strong
	Vainikkaa (Tulus, Holopainen) – 11:38 1–0 Tapani (SH) – 43:24 2–0 Laitinen (Holopainen, Savolainen) (PP) – 54:24 3–0 Karvinen (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 59:03 4–0
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	47	Shots	15

Gold medal game

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 12:10 v

Canada

3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

United States

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 834

Game reference
	Ann-Renee Desbiens	Goalies	Alex Cavallini	Referees: Kelly Cooke Anna Wiegand Linesmen: Anna Hammar Kendall Hanley
	Nurse (Thompson, Poulin) – 07:50 1–0 Poulin – 15:02 2–0 Poulin (Jenner, Nurse) – 29:08 3–0 3–1 36:39 – Knight (Brandt) (SH) 3–2 59:47 – Kessel (Roque, Carpenter) (PP, EA)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	40

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's tournament	Canada Erin Ambrose Ashton Bell Kristen Campbell Emily Clark Mélodie Daoust Ann-Renée Desbiens Renata Fast Sarah Fillier Brianne Jenner Rebecca Johnston Jocelyne Larocque Emma Maltais Emerance Maschmeyer Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Jamie Lee Rattray Jill Saulnier Ella Shelton Natalie Spooner Laura Stacey Claire Thompson Blayre Turnbull Micah Zandee-Hart	United States Cayla Barnes Megan Bozek Hannah Brandt Dani Cameranesi Alex Carpenter Alex Cavallini Jesse Compher Kendall Coyne Schofield Brianna Decker Jincy Roese Savannah Harmon Caroline Harvey Nicole Hensley Megan Keller Amanda Kessel Hilary Knight Abbey Murphy Kelly Pannek Maddie Rooney Abby Roque Hayley Scamurra Lee Stecklein Grace Zumwinkle	Finland Sanni Hakala Jenni Hiirikoski Elisa Holopainen Sini Karjalainen Michelle Karvinen Anni Keisala Nelli Laitinen Julia Liikala Eveliina Mäkinen Petra Nieminen Tanja Niskanen Jenniina Nylund Meeri Räisänen Sanni Rantala Ronja Savolainen Sofianna Sundelin Susanna Tapani Noora Tulus Minttu Tuominen Viivi Vainikka Sanni Vanhanen Emilia Vesa Ella Viitasuo

Final ranking

The places five to eight are ranked by their preliminary round group and then placement.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	A	Canada	7	7	0	0	0	57	10	+47	21	Champions
	A	United States	7	5	0	0	2	30	11	+19	15	Runners-up
	A	Finland	7	3	0	0	4	22	24	−2	9	Third place
4	A	Switzerland	7	2	0	0	5	13	43	−30	6	Fourth place
5	A	ROC	5	1	0	0	4	8	22	−14	3	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	B	Japan	5	2	1	1	1	14	14	0	9
7	B	Czech Republic	5	2	0	1	2	11	12	−1	7
8	B	Sweden	5	2	0	0	3	7	19	−12	6
9	B	China (H)	4	1	1	0	2	7	7	0	5	Eliminated in preliminary round
10	B	Denmark	4	1	0	0	3	7	14	−7	3

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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
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

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Source: IIHF

Awards

The all-star team was announced on 17 February 2022.^[12]

Position	Player
Goaltender	Klára Peslarová
Defenceman	Claire Thompson Jenni Hiirikoski
Forward	Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Brianne Jenner
MVP	Brianne Jenner