Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification
The top four teams from the International Ice Hockey Federation world rankings following the 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships qualified automatically. These teams were Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden. Italy also gained a place as it was the host nation. Russia, Germany, and Switzerland qualified for the last three places through qualification tournaments.

Qualification tournaments
Group A - Podolsk, Russia (11–14 November 2004)
 * 1) -x (2–0)
 * 2) (1–1)
 * 3) (0–2)

Group B - Bad Tölz, Germany (11–14 November 2004)
 * 1) -x (3–0)
 * 2) (2–1)
 * 3) (1–2)
 * 4) (0–3)

Group C - Beijing, People's Republic of China (11–14 November 2004)
 * 1) -x (3–0)
 * 2) (2–1)
 * 3) (1–2)
 * 4) (0–3)