# Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Gangneung, South Korea between 10 and 22 February 2018. 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.
Eight countries qualified for the tournament, five by their International Ice Hockey Federation ranking, the South Korea women's national ice hockey team as hosts, while the two others took part in a qualification tournament.
The United States winning the gold medal game against Canada marks the first time in 20 years that the United States took home a gold medal in women's hockey, previously won against Canada in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Canada's loss ended their winning streak of four consecutive winter games since 2002.

## Qualification

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.

### Qualified teams

| 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 |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

#### Notes

* $^a$ A unified Korean team consisting of players from both North Korea and South Korea will compete, after talks in Panmunjom on 17 January 2018.
* $^b$ The 2016 IIHF World Ranking includes the following events: 2013 World Championship, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2014 World Championship, 2015 World Championship and 2016 World Championship
* $^c$ Kamloops was the site for 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was finalized with regard to the qualification slots.
* $^d$ In December 2017, the IOC suspended Russia from competing at the Winter Olympics as part of its sanctions following state-sponsored doping scandal. Russian athletes deemed clean were permitted to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia.

## Format

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.

## Match officials

10 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Classification |
| 4 | Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | Classification |

## Playoff round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 19 February | 19 February | | |
| | | Canada | 5 | |
| 17 February | 17 February | | Canada | 5 | |
| 17 February | 17 February | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia | 6 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia | 6 | | | | 22 February | 22 February |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | | 22 February | 22 February |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | United States (GWS) | 3 |
| | | 19 February | 19 February | | | |
| | | United States | 5 | | | |
| 17 February | 17 February | | United States | 5 | | |
| 17 February | 17 February | Finland | 0 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Finland | 7 | Finland | 0 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Finland | 7 | | | | 21 February | 21 February |
| Sweden | 2 | | | | 21 February | 21 February |
| Sweden | 2 | | | | Finland | 3 |
| | | | | | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 2 |

#### Fifth place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 18 February | 18 February |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 20 February | 20 February |
| Korea | 0 | 20 February | 20 February |
| Korea | 0 | Switzerland | 1 |
| 18 February | 18 February | | Switzerland | 1 |
| 18 February | 18 February | Japan | 0 |
| Sweden | 1 | Japan | 0 |
| Japan (OT) | 2 | | |
| Japan (OT) | 2 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 20 February | 20 February |
| | | Sweden | 6 |
| | | Korea | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

The top two teams in Group A received byes and were deemed the home team in the semifinals as they were seeded to advance.

### Gold medal game
## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's tournament | United States Lee Stecklein Cayla Barnes Megan Keller Kali Flanagan Monique Lamoureux-Morando Emily Pfalzer Meghan Duggan (C) Haley Skarupa Kelly Pannek Brianna Decker (A) Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson Gigi Marvin Hannah Brandt Hilary Knight Kacey Bellamy (A) Sidney Morin Dani Cameranesi Kendall Coyne Amanda Kessel Nicole Hensley (G) Alex Rigsby (G) Maddie Rooney (G) Amanda Pelkey Head coach: Robb Stauber | Canada Shannon Szabados (G) Meghan Agosta (A) Jocelyne Larocque (A) Brigette Lacquette Lauriane Rougeau Rebecca Johnston Laura Stacey Laura Fortino Jenn Wakefield Jill Saulnier Meaghan Mikkelson Renata Fast Mélodie Daoust Bailey Bram Brianne Jenner (A) Sarah Nurse Haley Irwin Natalie Spooner Emily Clark Marie-Philip Poulin (C) Geneviève Lacasse (G) Ann-Renée Desbiens (G) Blayre Turnbull Head coach: Laura Schuler | Finland Eveliina Suonpää (G) Isa Rahunen Rosa Lindstedt Jenni Hiirikoski (C) Mira Jalosuo Ella Viitasuo Venla Hovi Linda Välimäki Annina Rajahuhta Riikka Välilä (A) Minttu Tuominen Meeri Räisänen (G) Petra Nieminen Emma Nuutinen Sanni Hakala Noora Tulus Sara Säkkinen Saila Saari Michelle Karvinen (A) Noora Räty (G) Tanja Niskanen Susanna Tapani Ronja Savolainen Head coach: Pasi Mustonen |

## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | A | United States | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 11 |
| | A | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 13 |
| | A | Finland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | A | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 3 |
| 5 | B | Switzerland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 |
| 6 | B | Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | B | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
| 8 | B | Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 |

## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

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

### 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 |
| 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

## Awards

* 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