# 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. 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.
The United States had been the defending champion. Canada won the gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2. 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

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

### Notes

* $^a$ 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
* $^b$ 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 |

## Match officials

12 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

### Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria:
* 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);
* In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
* 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):
** Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
** Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
** Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
** 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);
** 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | ROC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
* 1 2 3 Finland 3 Pts, +4 GD; ROC 3 Pts, −2 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD. ROC defeated Switzerland 5–2.

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated |

## Playoff round
### Ranking

Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:
* tier of the group played in
* 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| 11 February | 11 February | | | |
| Canada | 11 | | | |
| Canada | 11 | 14 February | 14 February | | |
| Sweden | 0 | 14 February | 14 February | |
| Sweden | 0 | Canada | 10 | |
| 12 February | 12 February | | Canada | 10 | |
| 12 February | 12 February | Switzerland | 3 | |
| ROC | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | |
| ROC | 2 | | | | 17 February | 17 February |
| Switzerland | 4 | | | | 17 February | 17 February |
| Switzerland | 4 | | | | Canada | 3 |
| 11 February | 11 February | | | | | Canada | 3 |
| 11 February | 11 February | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 4 | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 4 | 14 February | 14 February | | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 14 February | 14 February | | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | United States | 4 | | | |
| 12 February | 12 February | | United States | 4 | | | |
| 12 February | 12 February | Finland | 1 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Finland | 7 | Finland | 1 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Finland | 7 | | | | 16 February | 16 February |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 16 February | 16 February |
| Japan | 1 | | | | Finland | 4 |
| | | | | | Switzerland | 0 |

### Gold medal game
## 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 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 8 | B | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 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 | Eliminated in preliminary round |

## 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 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position 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 |
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

## Awards

The all-star team was announced on 17 February 2022.
| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Klára Peslarová |
| Defenceman | Claire Thompson Jenni Hiirikoski |
| Forward | Sarah Nurse Marie-Philip Poulin Brianne Jenner |
| MVP | Brianne Jenner |