2006 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification for the women's tournament at the ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship. The top four teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, Italy received an automatic berth as host, and all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.
==Qualified Teams==
Event 	Date 	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
2004 IIHF World Ranking,comprising the following events:2001 IIHF Women's World Championship2002 Winter Olympic Games2003 IIHF Women's World Championship2004 IIHF Women's World Championship	5 March 2001–6 April 2004	Halifax 	4 	
Final qualification tournament 	November 11–14, 2004 	Podolsk 	1 	
Final qualification tournament 	November 11–14, 2004 	Bad Tolz	1 	
Final qualification tournament 	November 11–14, 2004 	Beijing 	1 	
Host 	 	 	1 	
TOTAL 	 	 	8 	
^Halifax was the site for 2004 World Championship only, thus the site where qualification through the rankings is determined.
 
Note: Canada had already mathematically qualified after the 2003 World Championships.
==Final Qualification Tournaments==
Three round robins were played from November 11–14, 2004. The hosts were Nations ranked 5th, 6th, and 7th following the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship. The three group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament.
;Group A
Played in Podolsk Russia.Group A official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	4		 	3-2	3-0
 	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	2		2-3	 	4-1
 	2	0	2	0	1	7	-6	0		0-3	1-4	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
;Group B
Played in Bad Tolz Germany.Group B official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	20	2 	+18	6		 	5-0 	5-1 	10-1
 	3	2	1	0	21	6 	+15	4		0-5 	 	4-1 	17-0
 	3	1	2	0	13	11	+2 	2		1-5 	1-4 	 	11-2
 	3	0	3	0	3 	38	-35	0		1-10	0-17	2-11	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
;Group C
Played in Beijing China.Group C official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	15	5 	+10	6		 	3-2 	4-3	8-0
 	3	2	1	0	19	4 	+15	4		2-3	 	7-1	10-0
 	3	1	2	0	8 	13	-5 	2		3-4	1-7 	 	4-2
 	3	0	3	0	2 	22	-20	0		0-8	0-10	2-4	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Qualifier results at IIHF.com
*Qualifier results at passionhockey.com
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2001
*Official 2002 Olympic results
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2003
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2004
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Category:Ice hockey at the Olympic Games